| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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2013 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
1/19/2024 - Ridgerunner Likes this wine: 93 pointsJust luscious. |
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2013 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
11/9/2022 - Ridgerunner Likes this wine: 93 pointsReally beautiful and compelling Petite Sirah at an incredible price point. |
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2013 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
4/6/2022 - Ridgerunner wrote: 93 pointsVery impressive at this point. |
| Red |
2008 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
2/22/2022 - Ridgerunner Likes this wine: 93 pointsshaping up to be a very nice wine if even a bit restrained for a PS |
| Red |
2007 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
8/17/2021 - grafstrb wrote: NR-- decanted approx. 30 min. before initial taste -- |
| Red |
2013 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
8/29/2021 - BobMilton wrote: 89 pointsGood dark fruit, quite dry. |
| Red |
2013 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
8/8/2021 - rcb25 Likes this wine: NRBig and tight on first opening, earthy, herbal, and black fruited. Popped in the decanter ahead of dinner. Some ripe blueberries, boysenberry and plums. Baking spices, leather and liquorice. Slightly powdery medium (+) tannins, with an incredibly amount of acid that give it plenty of verve. I think Larry put it best in the back label of the wine: "certainly approachable now. That said, its best days probably lay ahead." |
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2013 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
10/19/2020 - klezman wrote: NRSo good on night 1. Bright bramble, and even raspberry fruit. Plenty of density to remind you it's a PS, along with some of the funk I loved from an earlier vintage. Plenty of acidity. Just a great rendition of PS. |
| Red |
2010 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
8/8/2020 - klezman wrote: NRStill earthy deliciousness |
| Red |
2008 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
6/21/2020 - PIntag wrote: NRMy brother blinded this on me. |
| Red |
2013 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
4/18/2020 - BobMilton Likes this wine: 91 pointsGood dark fruit (cherries and blackberries) Drier than most PSs |
| Red |
2013 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
7/27/2019 - BobMilton Likes this wine: 90 pointsMix of red and dark fruit. More acidic than most PS. Typical dark color. |
| Red |
2011 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
7/9/2018 - BobMilton Likes this wine: 91 pointsDark, rich with good dark fruit. |
| Red |
2008 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
5/10/2018 - Ridgerunner Likes this wine: 92 pointsconsistently good |
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2009 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
5/10/2018 - Ridgerunner Likes this wine: 92 pointsgreat wine |
| Red |
2007 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
2/4/2018 - dhammer53 wrote: 89 pointsDrank this bottle at a Superbowl party with non-geeks. Some tannins on pop n pour. Dark color. Some spice. Smooth. This was opening up at 120 minutes, and tannins remained. This suggest that this can be held. An enjoyable wine. I purchased this at the tasting room with Larry when it was first opened. Drink or hold. I enjoyed this wine with a steak. |
| Red |
2010 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
1/8/2018 - klezman wrote: NRFunky and earthy at the start. Just a delicious bottle of Larry's wine after that. Not particularly tannic, especially for a PS. |
| Red |
2010 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
6/30/2017 - West Coast Wine Likes this wine: 88 pointsStraight forward wine went great with food! Not overly complex and great for the price. Still has a long time to go but great as a PNP. |
| Red |
2011 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
6/16/2017 - BarryPaulPrice Likes this wine: 92 pointsI usually don’t go in for P.S. but Larry has made an eminently drinkable one that doesn’t overwhelm the palate. Now the REALLY interesting thing to me about this wine was how it showed across the entire weekend. In the tasting room Larry said this could be laid down for a few years and I joked it probably would not last that long with me. Well, turns out we opened it THAT night as we have a couple big Petite Sirah fans in our group. It was powerful layers of dark fruit, blueberry, blackberry, some licorice and softer tannins than I expected from a PnP Petite Sirah — but that wasn’t what surprised me. You see, Saturday we had a 2014 Myriad Beckstoffer Georges III Cabernet Sauvignon and a 2011 Roccolo Grassi Amarone (at a whopping 16.5% alcohol plus whatever the leeway ‘overage’ is on that)… but because we only finished half a botlle of each, we decided to to a side-by-side competition on Sunday. For fun, I put the Myriad against the Amarone and Larry’s Petite Sirah (opened Friday). For perspective, that’s a $150 bottle, a $100 bottle and a $50 bottle (rough prices for each). Well, 3/4 of us preferred the Tercero Petite Sirah to those other two. While all three wines were still big, the Tercero was simply more drinkable and balanced. It was a fun experiment, with different varietals but similarly big wines. Clearly Larry makes great wine at a great value. |
| Red |
2007 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
7/7/2016 - dhammer53 wrote: 89 pointsI purchased this at the tasting room almost 5 years to the day, just when Larry opened it. This is a twist off. On pop 'n pour, it was really dark, with some tannins. It was tasty! After 2 hours, the tannins were fading, but they were still there when I went for a re-taste on day 2. The body of the wine is a cross between a pinot noir and a cab. There's no rush to drink this. I'll open my last bottle in 2018 - 2019. Good QPR. |
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2010 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
7/4/2016 - klezman wrote: NRPnP: damn this is tasty. Big bramble fruit both on the nose and palate. Earth, leather, blueberries, and a hint of smoke as well. Tannins are nicely managed - starting out present but not overwhelming. I expect them to pick up with some air. Black pepper is the other prominent flavour, especially on the finish. Initial impression is that this is delicious. The funk and smoke made it a great pairing with non-sauced smoked ribs. |
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2008 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
9/7/2015 - brigcampbell wrote: NRThis showed a very cured meat aroma, interesting for a PS. Blueberries, red fruit, and and firm acid backbone. Needless to say, tannins are still angular. Add a piece of chocolate cake and you're in the money. |
| Red |
2009 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
11/26/2014 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine: NRBrought to Thanksgiving at home and was generally a hit, even with some palattes that tend to skew more to the basic sweet wines which surprised me. It's relatively full-bodies, good sour fruit, not quite as peppery as a typically associate a Petite Sirah. Interesting wine. |
| Red |
2009 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
11/8/2014 - VinoPKM wrote: NRWas slightly disappointed with this wine- never fully came around or showed well. Possible storage issue at Whole Foods? 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
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2007 Tercero Petite SirahSanta Ynez Valley more |
10/30/2014 - Central Coast Wino wrote: 89 pointsTight at first, but opened up to dark fruit, thick and rich. Nice on day 1, but evolved to stewed fruits by day 2. |
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