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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 42 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Vizzini on 12/29/2023 & rated 91 points: Some complex notes (sweet, pepper, cooking spices) make this enjoyable; will buy again. (679 views) | | | Tasted by SaraLearnsWine on 11/23/2023 & rated 91 points: Little bit of VA when you first open the bottle so make sure to let it blow off before tasting
The wine opens up into rich complex aromas of cherry, raspberry, milk chocolate, dried herbs, a hint of menthol, and cassis. Nice ripe flavors, no steminess. Developing nicely and will continue to age well. For my palate, this is the perfect time to drink this wine
Tannins are strong and fuzzy, but not grippy or velvety. The wine has a full body and medium high acidity making for a beautiful balanced final product (728 views) | | | Tasted by CFranqueza on 11/17/2023 & rated 93 points: I really like this wine, drinking well now (708 views) | | | Tasted by Salute on 11/10/2023 & rated 91 points: Decanted - very nice petite syrah. Rather mellow and soft compared to the earlier bottle a couple years ago - in a good spot now with a decant and air. (743 views) | | | Tasted by linkswinelover6549 on 10/23/2023 & rated 89 points: Nice petite S, could use 2-3 years. Or after 12 hours (832 views) | | | Tasted by WineyTom! on 5/23/2023 & rated 86 points: Ripe, round, lush, velvety. Sweet spices. Typical of a Cali red. You can totally feel the sun on these grapes. (1067 views) | | | Tasted by Mark4w on 5/15/2023 & rated 92 points: Quick aeratorinto glass. Nose has tobacco tar alcohol that overpower the dark fruit but not in a bad way. Nice freshness on palate again with dark fruit with long finish. Very good sipping wine but also good with a steak. Tried one a year ago and was good but better now. Seems like 5 years for this wine is good starting point to enjoy (864 views) | | | Tasted by Mbullmer on 4/8/2023 & rated 90 points: Opened up slowly, blackberry, black licorice, smoke. High tannins medium+ acidity. Would buy again. (975 views) | | | Tasted by garyw994 on 10/18/2022 & rated 91 points: Taste of blackberries and black licorice. Noticeable smoke and tar. Tannins smooth out after a little decant time. Acidity is nice. (1841 views) | | | Tasted by Neecies on 10/7/2022: Manny's wine. 15% alcohol, big berry fruit and flowers, very new world bordering on jammy. Needed a hamburger; too big for a sophisticated lunch like braised duck leg on risotto. (1746 views) | | | Tasted by DannyM on 8/13/2022: Drank with Llanos and Lalo. Great wine with jammy fruit. Enjoyed with grilled ribeyes. (1530 views) | | | Tasted by tanglenet on 6/2/2022: Opened not decanted. We have a pizza arriving in about an hour so I thought this would be a good pairing. Dark purple red in color. Somewhat watery on the entry; light to medium body in weight; sweet jammy notes of blackberries, black licorice and bright, sharp red fruit mixed with some smoke and tar; morphs to add some bitterness with a sweet and semi dry finish with noticeable tannins. Big, bold and without subtlety. Good. (2307 views) | | | Tasted by maxima on 5/7/2022 & rated 89 points: Fait de 100% Durif.
Encore une fois j'aime beaucoup plus cette cuvée
que leur Cab.
Rafinné et complexe, souple et
bien franc en bouche.
Belle longueur, c'est délicieux. (2576 views) | | | Tasted by sboyle on 2/26/2022 & rated 91 points: Blueberry on the nose with sugar plums, chocolate and coconut also on the taste. Acid level is medium low and tannin levels are very high and mouth drying. (1934 views) | | | Tasted by FeatherJ on 1/15/2022 & rated 85 points: It’s typica Caymus and will reward Caymus lovers. Good dose of berry and vanilla. Unfortunately not for me, but take it with a grain of salt (2203 views) | | | Tasted by Justin Mowatt on 12/28/2021 & rated 92 points: Smooth tanins and bold flavour. Jammy but not sweet. (2165 views) | | | Tasted by Coachron13 on 11/9/2021 & rated 87 points: Over the top jammy. Like sticking your nose in a jar of blueberry preserves. Palate is similar. We like our wines fruit forward, but this one went beyond the desired level. (2443 views) | | | Tasted by depdoc on 10/2/2021 & rated 90 points: Full bodied, viscous, smooth and delightful. Obviously dark fruit in a petite Sirah. (2524 views) | | | Tasted by Mark4w on 8/27/2021 & rated 91 points: Both Steph and I like. Caymus style version of petite Syrah. Fruit forward. Decant 1/2 hour. Buy again. (2379 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 8/21/2021 & rated 86 points: Saturated, very dark red violet color; black plum, toasty oak, pepper nose; velvety textured, toasty oak, black plum palate with low acidity; medium-plus finish (15% alcohol) (868 views) | | | Tasted by StevenEMartin on 8/16/2021 & rated 94 points: Excellent value (2114 views) | | | Tasted by TessaJC on 8/14/2021: Decanted 5 hrs. Incredibly smooth, satiny mouth feel. Agree w previous tasting note. Perfect pairing with ribs (1862 views) | | | Tasted by Ronifreedman@gmail.com on 5/8/2021: Delicious- smooth. wood berries buy again! (2250 views) | | | Tasted by Mdb1982 on 4/30/2021 & rated 92 points: If you like the Caymus cab, you’ll enjoy this wine as it has that unique Caymus flavor. Decanted for 5 hours, Very smooth wine, deep purple color, a little sweet, nice long finish. Very solid wine.
From the Wagner website:
Suisun (su-soon) Valley is only a 40-minute drive southeast of Caymus and reminds us of Napa Valley in the 1960s. With its warm days and cool nights, the region is known for delicious stone fruits and walnuts – increasingly, it is also gaining recognition for its wine. Durif is synonymous with Petite Sirah, the widely grown grape in the region – we added “Grand” to the name of our Suisun-grown Durif because it has a grand style. With lush textural tannins, this wine is rich, supple and totally enjoyable. (1969 views) | | | Tasted by gocatsnyc on 4/15/2021 & rated 83 points: Caymus was trying too hard on this wine as I find it overly processed and extracted. While there was plenty of fruit on the palate, it tasted artificial followed by biting tannins which led to its short finish. It possessed some of the characteristics we know in Petite Sirah namely the jammy fruit, pepper and pronounced tannins but it is over the top without the nuances one would expect. This comes across like a wine made by a very large commercial enterprise. This was a disappointment. (1824 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Petite Sirah 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.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson North CoastThe North Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) in California, covering more than three million acres, includes Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and portions of Marin and Solano counties. (see The Wine Institute for more information)Suisun Valley Suisun Valley Grape Growers Association
Suisun Valley lies within the southern end of two ranges of the Coast Range, the Vaca Mountains to the east and the Mt. George Range to the west. Lengthwise, it stretches south to the marshlands of Suisun Bay and north it rolls up into Wooden Valley at the Napa County line.
Despite its inland location, Suisun Valley enjoys a coastal area climate characterized by cool moist winds from the ocean and the San Francisco Bay that blow almost continuously from May through early fall, while its proximity to Suisun Bay helps mitigate spring frosts. |
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