Community Tasting Note

Mike Kopanski wrote:

Thursday, January 27, 2011 - A Personal Visit to the Fieldstone Winery Tasting Room. (Fieldstone Winery, Healdsburg, CA.): The Fieldstone Estate Vineyard is a very special place. It produces arguably the best Petit Sirah in California. With their excellent terroir and almost impeccable growing conditions for several varietals (Cabernet, Petit Sirah, Merlot, Syrah, Viognier) they never bothered to participate in the deficiencies of the 2006 vintage. In fact they may have taken advantage of the smaller, more concentrated berries. This is their flagship red wine and reflects tremendous attention to detail over several decades in the vineyard and winery. This is not for the weak of palate drinkers. It is full throttled, concentrated, and really quit young 4.3 years. I got some of that road tar on the nose. Extremely dark color. Thick layered fruit starting with red raspberry, including dark cherry, and continuing to cassis and black currant. There are plenty of tannins, this will definitely age. The road tar continues on to the complex fruity, leather finish. Thats enough words, wish everyone had a chance to taste this.

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