2011 Ghost Signs Petite Sirah

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 85.4 points

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  10/31/2015 - ChipGreen wrote:

  This is drinking really well right now. Drank it side by side with a 2011 Ghost Signs Zinfandel and the PS blew the Zin away.

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  9/1/2014 - Wine.woot_taster wrote:

  On PnP, the wine is deep purple and dark ruby around the rim. The aroma is soft and not particularly pronounced, but perhaps there is a little vanilla and cherry. At 14.8%, it is not emitting strong alcohol vapors. After a swirl or two, the legs are thick and fall slowly down the edge of the glass. The palate picks up dark cherry and plum. The initial tannins are dry yet very smooth. There is no acid-like, or biting, finish. SWMBO voices her pleasure for this immediately. I tell her the price and she is amazed that something this tasty could be so reasonably priced. We decide to let it sit for an hour…
  
  …FF to one hour later and this wine has changed. The aromas are still soft. Now the palate also picks up a little dark chocolate, the dryness and flavor of black tea and some toasted almond. The tannins have softened. This is a wine that can be enjoyed PnP or left to sit and morph. Like all PS that we open, we will revisit this throughout the day. In all, this is certainly a wine that can be served to drinkers of various taste preferences, either PnP or after decanting. The price is a very good QPR. This is a no-risk purchase, buy up.

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  9/1/2014 - ChipGreen wrote:

  The color was a deep blood red. It smelled of black fruits and toasty oak.
  On the tongue, its juice was thick but flowed freely and tasted of black cherry, blackberry, plum and currant.
  There were also hints of vanilla, toast and spice. The taste lingered for several moments before slowly evaporating into thin air.

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