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2005 Twisted Oak Petite Sirah Calaveras County |
| Vintage | 2005 |  | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Twisted Oak (web) | ||
| Variety | Petite Sirah | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | USA | ||
| Region | California | ||
| SubRegion | Sierra Foothills | ||
| Appellation | Calaveras County | ||
| Options | Show variety and appellation |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 88.8 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 6 notes) | |
| Tasted by BarrelMonkey on 7/4/2008: Calaveras County Wine Tasting (The Twisted Oak Winery, and Murphys, CA.): Like the Torcido, this wine appeared oxidized both at the winery and at the Murphys tasting room. Again, both pourers said the wine tasted as it always does, leading me to believe the whole lot was oxidized. Puzzling. Maybe both were oxidized bottles, and the pourers just had high thresholds? (404 views) | |
| Tasted by bilgepump100 on 6/12/2008 & rated 90 points: Dark cherries and blackberry pie aromas. Initially had a green, stemy mid-palate cutting into the blackberry flavors. After being open for a long time it got better. Sierra Foothills earth came forward. Nice tannins added a light peppery finish. (416 views) | |
| Tasted by tommythecat on 6/8/2008: Decanted for 2 hours the night before a tasting. Dark berries on the nose, along with a little spice. On the palate there were some blackberries, raspberries, and a hint of blueberry. Not too heavy on the tannins and it was very smooth front to back. (455 views) | |
| Tasted by tarheel17 on 5/13/2008 & rated 88 points: Pop and pour: Nose of dusty dark fruit jam, but then red fruits are also in evidence. Jam pie with mint too. Palate is all red fruits, with sour cherry dominant. Tannins present but in check by fruit. Nice. Bit of a chalky aftertaste. Nothing particularly amazing though. Solid wine. Day 2: Admittedly, yesterday I was in a bad mood when I drank this wine - this may have had some effect on the notes. Tonight it is flavorful, smooth and complete. A truly good wine. I would drink this again and again and again. Finish is long with red and black raspberries. Tannins have melded well with the fruit by now. Good stuff. (503 views) | |
| Tasted by jeffreym123 on 10/14/2007 & rated 88 points: (373 views) | |
| Tasted by jeffkirk on 10/6/2007 & rated 89 points: (398 views) |
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About red wine Varietal character (Appellation America) | P.S. I Love You: A Petite Sirah Advocacy Organization Petite Sirah is a variety of red wine grape grown in France, California, Israel and Australia. Recently, wineries located in Washington State's Yakima Valley, Maryland, Arizona, West Virginia, Mexico, Chile's Colchagua Valley and Maipo Valley, and Ontario's Niagara Peninsula have also produced wines from Petite Sirah grapes. Though developed in France, it is nearly extinct there as of 2002, hanging on in limited plantings in the Isère and Ardêche regions of the Rhône Valley and in Palette, a tiny appellation in Provence. It is the main grape known in the US and Israel as Petite Sirah with over 90% of the California plantings labeled "Petite Sirah" being Durif grapes; the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms recognizes "Durif" and "Petite Sirah" as interchangeable synonyms referring to the same grape. The grape originated as a cross of Syrah pollen germinating a Peloursin plant. On some occasions, Peloursin and Syrah vines may be called Petite Sirah, usually because the varieties are extremely difficult to distinguish in old age. The 'petite' in the name of this grape refers to the size of its berries and not the vine, which is particularly vigorous. The leaves are large with a bright green upper surface and paler green lower surface. The grape forms tightly packed clusters that can be susceptible to rotting in rainy environments. The small berries creates a high skin to juice ratio which can produce very tannic wines if the juice goes through an extended maceration period. In the presence of new oak barrels the wine can develop an aroma of melted chocolate. Petite Sirah produces dark, inky colored wines that are relatively acidic with firm texture and mouth feel. The bouquet has herbal and black pepper overtones, with plum and blackberry flavors on the palate. Compared to Syrah, the wine is noticeably more dark and purplish in color. The wines are very tannic with aging ability that can eclipse 20 years in the bottle. WineAmerica (National Association of American Wineries) | Free the Grapes! California Wines (Wine Institute of California) California is one of the most diverse wine regions in the world, with almost 100 grape varieties grown in almost 10 viticultural areas, including dozens of different microclimates and soil types, as well as a very individualistic set of winemakers, many with international experience, which adds to and deepens that diversity. Foothill Wine Calaveras Winegrape Alliance |
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