Still drinking in perfect form. Sleek and smooth with nice cocoa and cherry highlights. Clean and pure, no sediment or chewy tannins so I'm thinking this would be great with some cheesecake. Or, of course, always great with a smoke. Just shows that domestic Petite Sirah can hang with some of the best Portugese wines. 5+11+18+9 = 93
Followed the bottle over a week open. Extra dark purple color, 95% opaque. Very, very sweet and smooth with a touch of smokiness that naturally invites a cigar response, even when you don't have one. Nose is not especially interesting - a little too jammy to be complete. But the palate is very well packed and balanced with the distinction that Petit Sirah provides and therefore, you know it's something different than your usual Oporto. Should just keep getting better with age but it's oh so good now. 5+10+19+9 = 93
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This stuff is excellent. Unbelievably smooth, with a great mouthfeel, crisp fruit flavors.. I had it with some Euro wine snobs and they were blown away.
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11/23/2023 - Lodi Rob Likes this wine: 93 Points
Delicious. Happy Thanksgiving!
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9/7/2015 - RJandGB Likes this wine:
Outstanding after all the years in the cellar. So much more finesse than many ports
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5/20/2015 - fingers wrote: 93 Points
Still drinking in perfect form. Sleek and smooth with nice cocoa and cherry highlights. Clean and pure, no sediment or chewy tannins so I'm thinking this would be great with some cheesecake. Or, of course, always great with a smoke. Just shows that domestic Petite Sirah can hang with some of the best Portugese wines. 5+11+18+9 = 93
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3/31/2012 - fingers wrote: 93 Points
Followed the bottle over a week open. Extra dark purple color, 95% opaque. Very, very sweet and smooth with a touch of smokiness that naturally invites a cigar response, even when you don't have one. Nose is not especially interesting - a little too jammy to be complete. But the palate is very well packed and balanced with the distinction that Petit Sirah provides and therefore, you know it's something different than your usual Oporto. Should just keep getting better with age but it's oh so good now. 5+10+19+9 = 93
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8/3/2007 - gjv115 wrote: 95 Points
This stuff is excellent. Unbelievably smooth, with a great mouthfeel, crisp fruit flavors.. I had it with some Euro wine snobs and they were blown away.
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