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| Drinking window: Drink between 2020 and 2023 (based on 67 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.4 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 66 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by JCherniak on 5/14/2022 & rated 92 points: Deep redish purple. Nose of black fruit and spruce. Spicy with juicy black cherry and blueberry, followed by licorice. Strong tannins and a bit chewy. Very tasty. (531 views) | | | Tasted by A1002 on 5/6/2022 & rated 90 points: Brooding and almost black colored. Dominating black- and blueberry aromas on the nose.
Powerful and ripe but still with elegance. Jammy palate but the fruit has plentiful acidity. Its not very complex but if you are in the mood for power it is quite drinkable. (504 views) | | | Tasted by Debbie1962 on 2/7/2022: Delicious (642 views) | | | Tasted by Debbie1962 on 1/22/2022: Delicious (650 views) | | | Tasted by wineotim on 6/8/2021 & rated 89 points: Still lovin this. (1391 views) | | | Tasted by Patrik Mellstrom on 4/7/2021 & rated 86 points: Bra matvin för vardagen (803 views) | | | Tasted by Sal King on 1/26/2021 & rated 90 points: Deep almost smoky - great flavour (769 views) | | | Tasted by wineotim on 1/6/2021 & rated 88 points: Hard to believe my previous bottle I scored 90pts. Think about that, 90 points for an under $10 wine...wow. Anyway, there seems to be some noticeable bottle variation. This one seemed like the acid was a bit out of balance, but only by degrees as my score indicates. (1087 views) | | | Tasted by wineotim on 11/22/2020 & rated 90 points: Noticeably better than the first bottle. I'll get more. Shows varietal characteristics. (1235 views) | | | Tasted by galewskj on 9/1/2020 & rated 80 points: This wine is not balanced at all. No acid whatsoever. It is modern, spoofy and goopy. There is way too much chocolate than should exist in grapes. I'm focusing on the negative here, I did drink it, but I would never buy it. (895 views) | | | Tasted by wineotim on 7/16/2020 & rated 88 points: This has got to be the best value in Petite Sirah, showed best on the third day. (1240 views) | | | Tasted by impresario51 on 6/28/2020 & rated 90 points: Delicious QPR Cali wine. Floral, prune, raisins, dates and velvet up front. Palette tickling spiced finish. Held up over 3 days (left alone day 2, but very nice day 3 and was wonderful day 1. (863 views) | | | Tasted by mwagner7700 on 4/26/2020: Quick note just to say this always satisfies. Notes of chocolate, spice, dark fruit, oak, tar, rubber... I can't believe how complex it is, especially for the $9 price. We love it, vintage after vintage. This is a "case buy" for us. Grade: A- (831 views) | | | Tasted by mwagner7700 on 4/12/2020: Purchased for $9. Enjoying the beautiful Easter weather, playing outside with the family. No formal notes, other than nice dark fruits and oak and spice. Really enjoying it. Great day. He is risen. HALLELUJAH!!! Grade: A- (748 views) | | | Tasted by mwagner7700 on 4/5/2020: Purchased for $9. This is a great deal. I'm going back for more. Inky black in color. Sweet nose of blackberry, blueberry and dark fruit. More of the same on the mouth coating palate with that sweet blackberry and vanilla/oak singing perfect harmony together. Everything I like in a wine. Dare I say: impossible to beat at the price. Grade: A- (683 views) | | | Tasted by mwagner7700 on 3/28/2020: Purchased for $9. Opaque, dark purple. Almost black. Nose of dark fruit, smoke, oak and vanilla. On the palate, full bodied, mouth coating flavors of blackberry, blueberry, smoke and vanilla. Medium length finish. This is UNBEATABLE for the price. Grade: A (611 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| McManis Family Vineyards Producer website2018 McManis Family Vineyards Petite SirahWINEMAKER NOTES
Our 2018 Petite Sirah is full-bodied with a rich purple color. A delicious wine from front to back, leading with aromas and flavors of chocolate, caramel, toffee, and rich black fruit. The mid-palate is driven by mocha notes that carry through to the long, luxurious finish.
HARVEST & PRODUCTION NOTES
The majority of our 2018 Petite Sirah came from Lodi and the remainder came from sustainable vineyards within the Valley. The grapes for our 2018 Petite Sirah were harvested between September 24th - October 6th, 2018, with an average Brix of 26.2. After fermenting on the skins for 6-9 days, the must was pressed and the resulting wine finished fermentation in stainless steel tanks. The wine then was aged on a combination of new and used French and American oak for 4-6 months.
BLEND
Our blend consists of 80% Petite Sirah with 20% Tannat for added body and color.
TECHNICAL DATA
Aging: French & American oak for 4-6 months
TA: 5.53 g/L
pH: 3.56
Alcohol: 13.5%
Source: Winery web site
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 Central Valley The Central California Winegrowers (Official site) | Central Valley (California Wine Institute)Lodi Lodi Woodbridge Winegrape Commission | Lodi District Grape Growers Association |
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