2009 Switchback Ridge Petite Sirah Peterson Family Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (31) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  1/29/2023 - kabert Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Not a bombshell like Switchback PS’s can be - perhaps a tad lighter in fruit concentration than I’m used to. That said, the bottle was an auction purchase, so I need to try one of my two other bottles soon in the interest of science and accurate and consistent tasting notes. The uninitiated would still call this bottle a bombshell, I expect. Still plenty of tannic bite.

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  4/24/2021 - tomlee wrote: 94 Points

  Opaque purple in color. 16.5% ABV. Heady nose of blue and black fruits, molten licorice and Whitman Sampler box. Full bodied with plenty of acidity. Immense and concentrated. The balance is impressive. Blueberry, blackberry liqueur, iron and chocolate on the palate. The finish is exceptionally long. You have to know you audience when you serve a wine like this but I am absolutely a fan. Best over the next 8-10 years.

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  11/8/2020 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  A couple squirts from a Coravin'd bottle. This continues to hold up well, resembling some of the same flavors as the bottle I had over a year ago. Plenty of energy, charcoal, red and black fruit, some bitter chocolate. I remember many years ago tasting the 2009 from barrel with Kelly Peterson during a visit. Even at that time I had some sense the vintage would be favorable for a wine that would go quite a distance. Whatever I noticed at that time, it's played out to be true. Plenty of life ahead, no loss of fruit...still on an ascending trajectory.

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  7/26/2020 - markcic Likes this wine: 92 Points

  A really nice bottle of wine. Opened and let sit for an hour or so then started pouring small amounts into our glasses. Very dark in color with a nose of plum and olive. The palate was dark berries, plums, mocha, black tea and Asian spices. A long smooth finish. Had not tried a bottle in almost two years and according to my notes it was the same. The last of my 2009s.

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  9/1/2019 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  This has been open about 3 hours, finishing the last pour. Note--there was a lot of sediment in this wine, as it was stored well on its side where it all had collected. This is a very good vintage for SR PS, as it manages to walk the line between big fruit and solid structure, using both well. Inky dark, stains the glass with a dark, fresh blackberry fruit, charcoal, iron and some minerally tannin. This is just starting to enter the drink window and based on the stuffing, I'd think this will drink well for the next 5-7 years.

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