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| Drinking window: Drink between 2010 and 2016 (based on 29 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.4 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 22 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by KaupCava on 12/6/2021 & rated 90 points: Petite sirah, often even inexpensive offerings such as this, become fabulous after 15 yrs, and such is the case here. Soft yet full of pomegranate and cherry fruit. Enjoyed a 1.5 liter!! (378 views) | | | Tasted by Magnumsonly on 4/22/2011 & rated 85 points: An pungent aroma to begin, which calmed down and became drinkable. Overtones of burnt plum and stainless steel. It was like drinking a glass of wine out of a pewter goblet. (3869 views) | | | Tasted by knurdami on 7/2/2010 & rated 87 points: Garnet colored, ethanolic aroma, soft tannins, decent middle that drifts to a lingering finish. Great buy for $13 a 1.5L ($6.50 for 750). Nothing really bad about this wine and for the price, it is a winner. (4550 views) | | | Tasted by GasRN on 6/6/2010 & rated 87 points: Full flavored (4252 views) | | | Tasted by ggolec on 5/29/2010 & rated 89 points: Great wine for the price. Taste is very restrained, with elements of dark berries, well-integrated tannins, vanilla, and a slightly smoky finish. Surprisingly smooth drinking wine for the price. Drinking very well now, even with limited air. (4333 views) | | | Tasted by rjhilgers@gmail.com on 3/6/2010: $15 petite sirah that blew my socks off - very nicely restrained petite. from my glass to my cellar. (4973 views) | | | Tasted by bmatthews316 on 12/17/2009 & rated 84 points: Good Petit Sirah for the price. A bit too spicy. A good wine to finish the night with after you've opened nicer bottles. (2744 views) | | | Tasted by csu.viticulture on 11/9/2009 & rated 84 points: Black currant, blueberry, baked blackberry, vanilla, and smokey nuances on the nose. Palate is consistent with nose. Smooth, berry acidity and rich tannins are polished on the finish. (2555 views) | | | Tasted by redblotch83 on 4/6/2009 & rated 85 points: Had it with lamb sirloin. Wasn't an assortment of flavor though. Typical petite I'd say. (2850 views) | | | Tasted by bmatthews316 on 12/31/2008: Good and spicy flavors. Went great with the Turkey Meatloaf and BBQ sauce we had for dinner. This is just a great wine for the price. (3072 views) | | | Tasted by pwarms on 12/21/2008 & rated 88 points: nice and reliable petite sirah (2840 views) | | | Tasted by Maestro on 12/8/2008 & rated 83 points: Firstly I must point out the role of aeration when it comes to drinking this wine now. A very extended period of aeration is needed (preferably in a large decanter) in order to get this to show well now. The main flaw upon opening the bottle is the confectionary character of the fruit, which leads to those dreadful Kool-aid and Cottom Candy aromas around a core of sweet cherries. At that stage it is really quite undrinkable. But after a long period of aeration that character of the fruit subisdes (although, alas, it does not ever go completely away), and the wine becomes a lot darker and a lot more interesting, with aromas of guava, spices, and black pepper. The score of 83 refers to drinking this wine after leavng it in a decanter on the cellar for 24 hours. A "pop'n'pour" score would have been in the seventies. (3177 views) | | | Tasted by Mattshank on 8/26/2008 & rated 90 points: Nose: Blackberry, tar and a little eucalyptus, Palate: Blackberry and spice. Rather uncomplicated wine, but well made and a great value at under $9 on clearance. Extra point for QPR. (2998 views) | | | Tasted by jgoodwinj on 8/20/2008 & rated 90 points: Fruity (cherry and raspberry) on the taste and the same plus grassy/dusty and tar on the nose. Well above the price point. Good value. I would drink again. It will peak in about a year. (3099 views) | | | Tasted by winechem on 7/6/2008 & rated 87 points: Good color, floral nose. Tart and little tannic. Not bad though. Would need a fre more years at this point. (3205 views) | | | Tasted by giveitalittlesniffysniff on 2/2/2007 & rated 88 points: Incredible color.
Anyways, here's a wine with a nose that will blow you away. Have a friend see and blind-smell this wine then have them give it a score with only that information, they would probably come up with some serious numbers. The nose on this wine will seriously impress for the price. Primarily black cherry and plum, with a hint of cedar, raspberry, and very dark spice.
If what happened on the palate could mirror the effort on the nose, we would have a much higher scored, much more expensive wine. Mouthfeel is big and good, silky tannins, would like a bit more acidity for balance, flavors of mocha, vanilla, lots of red fruit, but slightly muted, from what you were expecting. Dont let it breathe for too long! :(
Overall, a huge QPR factor here. Buy. Drink it within 3 hours at the most... (3162 views) |
| Concannon Vineyard Producer website
Concannon Vineyards was founded in 1883 in Livermore, California and is a registered historical site. They were the first to bottle a varietal petite sirah in 1961. Owned by conglomerate The Wine Group, the Concannon family, including patriarch Jim Concannon, is still involved in running the winery, which produces several tens of thousands of cases a year.Petite 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 Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
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