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| Drinking window: Drink between 2024 and 2030 (based on 194 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 16 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by NWFL_Revisit on 2/12/2024 & rated 92 points: Solid backbone. Acid levels are still up a bit, but the fruit core is strong. This bottling should age well. Try another in several months. (199 views) | | | Tasted by Paul from the Oblong Table on 10/19/2023 & rated 90 points: Love jt, love it, love it. (222 views) | | | Tasted by westcoastwannabe on 8/5/2023 & rated 89 points: Based on others' notes, decided to decant for an hour. Initially lighter body than expected (this filled in a bit over next hour). Slight hint of oak with black fruit. Medium finish. At the moment, I prefer previous vintages of this wine. (227 views) | | | Tasted by Paul from the Oblong Table on 7/12/2023 & rated 90 points: LOVED it with a plain Italian dinner. (247 views) | | | Tasted by Paul from the Oblong Table on 6/6/2023 & rated 90 points: Excellent with Italian foods. (321 views) | | | Tasted by Paul from the Oblong Table on 4/28/2023 & rated 91 points: You have heard of finger licking good--this bottle was tongue licking good.
From the first sip, the bottle was that enjoyable. (308 views) | | | Tasted by Paul from the Oblong Table on 3/17/2023 & rated 91 points: Extremely dark in color with blended fruits. Excellent bottle. (276 views) | | | Tasted by lundmc on 11/15/2022 & rated 91 points: This vintage is a little outside of character for VA in my opinion. Fruit and tannins are both a little restrained , and that distinct terroir element is similarly subdued. With that said, I am enjoying drinking it- it goes well with food and goes down very easy. I would definitely start drinking them now, I don’t think there is much more evolution coming. Will be interesting to compare to the winemakers reserve and rattlesnake acres from same year once I get around to those. (339 views) | | | Tasted by TObut on 10/20/2022 & rated 90 points: Enjoyed with mushroom risotto. We thought it was drinking well but have another bottle to try at a later date. (358 views) | | | Tasted by BrunelloBob on 10/15/2022 & rated 88 points: Tasted at winery
Smooth, but same fruit and weak tannin I get on all their wines today. Not a lot of weight. Not sure how this ages.
Disappointing as I scheduled this stop for the petit sirah (350 views) | | | Tasted by Stephen Rash on 10/5/2022: This full-bodied petite sirah was way too young to be opened! I didn't care for the amount of oak on day 1. The oak was less obtrusive to my nose and palate on day 2. Plum, black cherry, dark chocolate, and dried flowers on the nose; blck cherry, caramel, herbs, and pepper on the palate. Long, oaky finish. (300 views) | | | Tasted by Paul from the Oblong Table on 3/18/2022 & rated 90 points: Plenty of fruit, color and taste. Was a wonderful pairing at dinner. (289 views) | | | Tasted by Paul from the Oblong Table on 1/3/2022 & rated 90 points: First bottle tried and was completely satisfied. Maturity will make it better. (202 views) |
| Vincent Arroyo Producer websitePetite Sirah Varietal character (Appellation America) | P.S. I Love You: A Petite Sirah Advocacy Organization
Petite 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-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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