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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.9 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 50 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by rolandkyle on 12/24/2021: Over the hill
Left it gor too long (730 views) | | | Tasted by kkoster on 12/26/2016 & rated 85 points: - Aromas of dusty and has flavours of black currant - With a screw cap this wine may have passed it's prime. Had for Christmas dinner with Duck, and to be honest should have drank it long ago. (2776 views) | | | Tasted by Bodyfxr on 11/20/2015 & rated 94 points: Massive nose of Welches grape juice and cigar box upon decanting for over an hour. Purple-black in hue, full bodied and lush on the palate. A shame to drink but in its prime at the moment. My last bottle. :( (2105 views) | | | Tasted by HitAnyKey on 10/8/2014 & rated 89 points: Well balanced, dark color, black cherry notes on nose and palate. Wonderful with crockpot braised lamb shanks. Deep, dark smokey, black cherry and blueberry finish. (4651 views) | | | Tasted by Tmjdoc on 9/5/2014 & rated 94 points: Excellent taste and texture, no bite, very smooth (2364 views) | | | Tasted by 1961Vintage on 3/18/2014 & rated 94 points: Sublime and full of fruit and character. Extremely well balanced. Sad it was y last bottle. (4623 views) | | | Tasted by wendyinwlv on 3/1/2014 & rated 88 points: Very heavy but got better with food. Great with lamb shanks. Ken loved, but a bit overpowering for me. (3712 views) | | | Tasted by Tmjdoc on 12/9/2013 & rated 93 points: Good nose. Smooth. A wonderful flavor and wine. (1096 views) | | | Tasted by Tmjdoc on 12/8/2013 & rated 92 points: Good nose. Fruit forward. Smooth. No aftertaste. A wonderful wine.
Fantastic with Gouda cheese. 2 bottles gone ! Fantastic (1074 views) | | | Tasted by Tmjdoc on 11/30/2013 & rated 92 points: Excellent. Smooth. No after taste. Low tannins and great nose. (1050 views) | | | Tasted by George Lopez on 11/8/2013 & rated 94 points: Decanted for 30 minutes. This wine is just starting to show its stuff. Quixote's Pets are big wines that tend to be closed for at least five years. Believe me, those who are patient will be amply rewarded, as you pick up a lot more complexity on the palate with their older vintages. Cheers! (924 views) | | | Tasted by wendyinwlv on 7/13/2013: Not great, maybe reaching its prime (3673 views) | | | Tasted by wendyinwlv on 7/13/2013 & rated 85 points: Liked this one better, a little heavy, but nice. (4446 views) | | | Tasted by cdac on 4/27/2013 & rated 89 points: Nice dark color, a little barnyard on the nose. Well balanced wine with a black cherry, and a smokey finish. (2717 views) | | | Tasted by wendyinwlv on 11/17/2012 & rated 93 points: Thick & jammy. Great balance. Drinking very well NOW! (2267 views) | | | Tasted by BuffaloLou on 10/8/2012 & rated 91 points: I did not let this breathe long enough. I was on my last 1/2 glass when it started to open up and really come to life. Next bottle I won't start trying until letting breathe for at least 120 minutes. That said, it had some nice fruit, spice, vanilla, tobacco, with a long finish. (2445 views) | | | Tasted by JGP1985 on 7/20/2012: Dark ruby red color all the way to the rim, vanilla on the nose, tobacco spice box on the palate.
(2169 views) | | | Tasted by JGP1985 on 7/20/2012 & rated 92 points: Dark ruby red color all the way to the rim. Smoke and vanilla notes on the nose. Tobacco, blackberry on the palate. (2178 views) | | | Tasted by StainedGlass on 2/7/2012 & rated 90 points: Much better than a later vintage I sampled. Rich, full bodied black cherry but not cloying. Some fennell and smokey notes. A quick attack. moderate tannins and medium long finish. Srinking fine now, but I think it will be better in another 2 years. (2507 views) | | | Tasted by Tudz Drkl on 2/6/2012 & rated 91 points: Deep, deep dark fruit on covered by a rich smokey meat predominate on the nose. This was forceful in the mouth with full, round tannins providing a skeleton for a multi-layered experience of fruit compote and meaty notes and ending long - supported by brisk acidity. This was rich, expressive and complex wine. (2137 views) | | | Tasted by RJandGB on 10/23/2011 & rated 90 points: Enjoyed this over two nights, italian food and then pizza. Quite delightful - very true to PS type, inky colors and intense flavors. Well balanced oak/tannin. (2750 views) | | | Tasted by Mtb64 on 10/16/2011 & rated 90 points: Exceptionally smooth. The subtle flavors,of which there are many, blend to provide a wonderful tasting experience. Drankwithlamb chops with a veal Demi-glaze that accompanied exquisitely. (2679 views) | | | Tasted by RussK on 9/14/2011 & rated 91 points: RUSSK A touch of earth. Slick like a Granache. Touch hot. A pleasant sweet oakiness. 91-. Might buy again. Let try it on day two. (2708 views) | | | Tasted by Taylor56 on 4/15/2011 & rated 91 points: Decanted 90 minutes. Beautiful purple color in the glass. Dark fruits and a bit floral. This is really starting to show great promise and just needs time. Very nice weight and texture. A very well made wine. Hold. (3456 views) | | | Tasted by Winosnob on 12/14/2010 & rated 90 points: This is a wonderfully rich, bull, dark wine. Great when we had it at dinner, but it did not survive well to the next evening, as most wines do; it had lost a lot of fruit and rated more like an 80 than the 90 it deserved the first night. If you open and don't consume all, definitely gas it or use it for cooking the next day... (3659 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Quixote 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)Stags Leap District Stags Leap District |
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