2016 Switchback Ridge Petite Sirah Old Vine Block Peterson Family Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  12/25/2021 - chuckos77 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Big over the top petite Sirah. Black in the glass, powerful on the palate.

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  6/7/2021 - brigcampbell wrote:

  Had this on day two with steak, it's still a monster. Probably the darkest wine, is't midnight black. It's fun, tar, crazy fruit forward and will last forever.

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  6/6/2021 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  Still inky and glass staining. This bottle was throwing a lot of sediment too so if you open one, suggest you stand up for a day or so and let the stuff settle to the bottom. This remains a big, dark and ripe wine. I decided to bring to a party and pair it with 85% dark chocolate, which I've done in the past as the two for me go together great. But, the alcohol on this is high (labeled as 17.9%) so if you can drink more than a few ounces of this stuff, then you should get a medal of fortitude. At 55 years old, my body can't take it anymore!!

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  11/26/2019 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  We opened this last night, and for what it's worth, Brig tasted the wine with me (he has the preceding tasting note). ABV is listed on the bottle at 17.9%--holy crap. Since he tasted it, the wine got another 12 hours of air, too. Dark like pen ink, stains the glass. This is an enormous wine, and as much as I thought the 2016 regular vintage Switchback was big, this is even more powerful. The regular bottling I believe is mostly the newer vines that are about 20 years old (don't quote me on that) and the Old Vine block is dry-farmed, head trained and over 50 years old, planted by Kelly's father. The vines are gnarly and produce very little tonnage but for what comes off the plot, the wine is just stacked. Blueberry and blackberry, which is almost syrupy in tone. There is a blueberry jam note to this wine, then the dark chocolate takes over, along with maple. Huge wine, something you gotta share with people as at least for me, I can't do much of this stuff. A decadent pleasure.

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  11/26/2019 - brigcampbell wrote:

  whoa, whoa, whoa. This is labeled at 17.9% ABV? It's probably higher, a lot higher. Fruit comes across as pruned up and sweet blueberries. There are very aggressive tannins awaiting you at every turn. Tough to relax and enjoy this one and I like PS.

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