Haven't tasted much petite sirah, so don't have a basis to compare varietal notes or profile. With that caveat, this is an excellent wine. Deep, deep purple color with lots of sediment- opened up beautifully over the course of the evening. Served with penne in a vodka crème sauce, not a bad combo, but will save my second bottle for a grilled NY strip.
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This is in a great place right now. Blueberries, vanilla and cigar notes leap from the glass - this is big, but not overdone. Soft edges, rich mouthfeel, great fruit profile.
We've been going through AO wines that are 5 to 6 years in the bottle, this has been the most enjoyable - bummed we only had the one. Drink up.
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Beautiful beautiful color, very dark purple with a lavender rim. Very extracted, oak dominant, some heat; but very balanced and clean, a well made wine. Not really my style, but I can respect this wine and I believe that those who prefer that style of wine will be very happy with this bottle. Being a 2008, it might be recently bottled as well.
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1/15/2022 - tcarter Likes this wine: 93 Points
Well-aged. Good stuff.
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4/19/2017 - wine4lux Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank first bottle about 5 months ago. Similar notes. Did have with a steak and it was a great match.
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11/6/2016 - wine4lux Likes this wine: 93 Points
Haven't tasted much petite sirah, so don't have a basis to compare varietal notes or profile. With that caveat, this is an excellent wine. Deep, deep purple color with lots of sediment- opened up beautifully over the course of the evening. Served with penne in a vodka crème sauce, not a bad combo, but will save my second bottle for a grilled NY strip.
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2/20/2016 - Ewhite30 Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is in a great place right now. Blueberries, vanilla and cigar notes leap from the glass - this is big, but not overdone. Soft edges, rich mouthfeel, great fruit profile.
We've been going through AO wines that are 5 to 6 years in the bottle, this has been the most enjoyable - bummed we only had the one. Drink up.
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7/7/2010 - eric42 wrote: 87 Points
Beautiful beautiful color, very dark purple with a lavender rim. Very extracted, oak dominant, some heat; but very balanced and clean, a well made wine. Not really my style, but I can respect this wine and I believe that those who prefer that style of wine will be very happy with this bottle. Being a 2008, it might be recently bottled as well.
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