When we first started paying attention to wine 10-12 years ago, this was recognizable as a "good" one to us. Wanted to try again and see how it holds up. It's actually still pretty good. Easy to drink, abundant Lodi fruit (predominately new world/some tropical fruit notes), with oak and drying, integrated tannins to provide balance. The wine isn't sweet. Alcohol is strong, though somewhat masked by the peppery finish. Suggest having this as a 2nd bottle of night or with food.
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Deep purple in color, almost black, with a short purple rim.
Fruity nose of blackberries, sweet plums, raisins, dried figs, tobacco, cedar, leather, vanilla, licorice, spices, chocolates, tobacco, mocha, coke and black pepper.
Full bodied, rich, bold and extracted with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry to off dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice, spices, tobacco, chocolates, mocha, espresso and peppercorn.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This Lodi Petite Sirah is always enjoyable. Powerful and extremely fruity.
Good right out of the bottle, and better as it opens up and shows some tannins.
A great sipping wine to have all by itself. Teeth staining color. Might be too sweet for some. Tasty and delicious.
15.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$25.
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1/1/2021 - CheviotCellar Likes this wine: 88 Points
When we first started paying attention to wine 10-12 years ago, this was recognizable as a "good" one to us. Wanted to try again and see how it holds up. It's actually still pretty good. Easy to drink, abundant Lodi fruit (predominately new world/some tropical fruit notes), with oak and drying, integrated tannins to provide balance. The wine isn't sweet. Alcohol is strong, though somewhat masked by the peppery finish. Suggest having this as a 2nd bottle of night or with food.
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4/24/2020 - the_mpd Does not like this wine: 84 Points
Very dry. Not much of a nose. Drinking powder.
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2/11/2020 - schlotz Likes this wine: 86 Points
Acceptable, good table grab but nothing exciting.
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12/18/2019 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 92 Points
Deep purple in color, almost black, with a short purple rim.
Fruity nose of blackberries, sweet plums, raisins, dried figs, tobacco, cedar, leather, vanilla, licorice, spices, chocolates, tobacco, mocha, coke and black pepper.
Full bodied, rich, bold and extracted with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry to off dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice, spices, tobacco, chocolates, mocha, espresso and peppercorn.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This Lodi Petite Sirah is always enjoyable. Powerful and extremely fruity.
Good right out of the bottle, and better as it opens up and shows some tannins.
A great sipping wine to have all by itself. Teeth staining color. Might be too sweet for some. Tasty and delicious.
15.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$25.
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11/14/2019 - Jurban Likes this wine: 88 Points
Top note of pomegranate which quickly tapers off into leather. Earthy finish. Light tannins. Could sit for a few more years.
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