2009 Behrens Family Winery Petite Sirah Kick Ranch |
| Vintage | 2009 |  | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Behrens Family Winery (web) | ||
| Variety | Petite Sirah | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | Kick Ranch | ||
| Country | USA | ||
| Region | California | ||
| SubRegion | Sonoma County | ||
| Appellation | Sonoma County |
| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2015 and 2018 (based on 8 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average and median of 91 pts. in 18 notes) | |
| Tasted by pshannin on 11/19/2023 & rated 88 points: Still has fruit but recommend drinking sooner then later. Drank over a couple nights. (321 views) | |
| Tasted by davidandrose on 5/18/2019 & rated 92 points: Lots of grit and sediment in the neck. Wine still pours inky black, and the noseis very European, Rhône-like. Upon opening this was a little weak out of a Cabernet glass, lacking any concentration or breadth of flavor, but depth and complexity increased dramatically when poured into Syrah stems. The wine continue to improve over the course of four hours, And I would guess it’s in the heart of its ideal window. This was my last bottle and I’m glad I drank it now. (1338 views) | |
| Tasted by Alro on 3/8/2016 & rated 93 points: This was a "WOW" wine. Hands down, explosive fruit. Alc content was high at 16.1 but you couldn't tell based on the construction of the beautiful expression of Petit. Can easily go many more years...... (2591 views) | |
| Tasted by Billiken on 7/24/2015 flawed bottle: This is normally a great wine, but, sadly, this bottle was corked. (2888 views) | |
| Tasted by iawcc on 9/13/2014 & rated 90 points: High octane fruit bomb. Pleasant but lacking the complexity to make it outstanding. (3376 views) | |
| Tasted by SaraAndMark on 6/17/2014 & rated 92 points: One of the best petite sirahs that we've had. Full bodied and very smooth. (3364 views) | |
| Tasted by Billiken on 3/27/2014 & rated 91 points: Really enjoyed this wine. Probably needs much more time in the bottle, but still very enjoyable right now! (3009 views) | |
| Tasted by Badgermitch on 5/18/2013 & rated 88 points: Very deep dark purple. After an hour decant, it smoothed out the tannins a bit. (2560 views) | |
| Tasted by ilcor on 2/7/2013 & rated 96 points: Very dark purple wine, extremely smooth, one of the best i've had in years, highly recomend. (2375 views) | |
| Tasted by caeleric on 1/25/2013: paired very well with pot roast. lots of heady perfumed purple fruits, but good sweet spice detail to make it something more than a fruit bomb. 89-91. petite sirah is good! (2023 views) | |
| Tasted by GoBlue2002 on 6/27/2012 & rated 90 points: Honeymoon Wine Tasting; 6/25/2012-7/3/2012 (California - Napa & Sonoma Counties): Tasted at Winery. 95% Petite Syrah, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is very deep dark purple, with a nose of oak and bramble. BIG flavors of dried berries, spice, and oak. However, the tannins somewhat dominate the wine (great if you prefer rustic chewy wines). The finish is long but very tannic. Hold 2+ yrs, and enjoy a wonderful wine. (4292 views) | |
| Tasted by Rich.Herbs on 3/2/2012: Tasted this wine with many others so I may not have given it the attention it deserves, but I found it disappointing when compared to other California Petite Syrah. Some nice components, but they did not add up. (1741 views) | |
| Tasted by BiggE5252 on 11/24/2011 & rated 92 points: Smell Black Fruit ( Blackberries, Raspberry, Black Cherry) (1792 views) |
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| CellarTracker Wiki Articles |
Behrens Family WineryProducer websitePetite SirahVarietal character (Appellation America) | P.S. I Love You: A Petite Sirah Advocacy OrganizationPetite Sirah is a variety of red wine grape grown in France, California, Israel and Australia. Recently, wineries located in Washington State's Yakima Valley, Maryland, Arizona, West Virginia, Mexico, Chile's Colchagua Valley and Maipo Valley, and Ontario's Niagara Peninsula have also produced wines from Petite Sirah grapes. Though developed in France, it is nearly extinct there as of 2002, hanging on in limited plantings in the Isère and Ardêche regions of the Rhône Valley and in Palette, a tiny appellation in Provence. It is the main grape known in the US and Israel as Petite Sirah with over 90% of the California plantings labeled "Petite Sirah" being Durif grapes; the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms recognizes "Durif" and "Petite Sirah" as interchangeable synonyms referring to the same grape. The grape originated as a cross of Syrah pollen germinating a Peloursin plant. On some occasions, Peloursin and Syrah vines may be called Petite Sirah, usually because the varieties are extremely difficult to distinguish in old age. The 'petite' in the name of this grape refers to the size of its berries and not the vine, which is particularly vigorous. The leaves are large with a bright green upper surface and paler green lower surface. The grape forms tightly packed clusters that can be susceptible to rotting in rainy environments. The small berries creates a high skin to juice ratio which can produce very tannic wines if the juice goes through an extended maceration period. In the presence of new oak barrels the wine can develop an aroma of melted chocolate. Petite Sirah produces dark, inky colored wines that are relatively acidic with firm texture and mouth feel. The bouquet has herbal and black pepper overtones, with plum and blackberry flavors on the palate. Compared to Syrah, the wine is noticeably more dark and purplish in color. The wines are very tannic with aging ability that can eclipse 20 years in the bottle. USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-PetersonSonoma CountyMendocino CountySonoma CountySonoma Coast |