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| Community Tasting Notes (average 81.7 pts. and median of 82 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by SportstHER on 1/20/2014 & rated 87 points: Through the vinturi into the decanter for over an hour, fines in the bottle. In the glass: Inky garnet, slow thin legs. On the nose: Initially, wet pavement, tobacco, hot spice, currant, plum. Opened up some to black cherry. In the mouth: Medium mouth feel, good concentration of the nose, dry squeaky tannins in the middle which softened some in the glass, weenzy tart/bitter on the decent finish. Some heat pokes through. Its getting better. (1309 views) | | | Tasted by SportstHER on 1/13/2014 & rated 87 points: Through the vinturi into the decanter 45 mins. In the glass: Inky garnet almost black, pink edge, long thin legs, dregs in the filter. On the nose: Plums, currant, bramble, minerals, whiff of petrol. In the mouth: Medium mouth feel, good concentration of the nose, tart blackberry, some dry tannins in the middle, weenzy bitter and some heat pokes through in the medium finish. I'm not sure what previous reviews called "bacon" or "harsh acidity". I didn't detect any of that. Perhaps it just needed more bottle age and/or decanting. Its not super complex, but there is nothing to complain about and everything I'd expect in a petite sirah. Have the rest of a case to finish, so we'll revist! (1322 views) | | | Tasted by strangebru on 1/4/2013 & rated 85 points: Tasted a week ago when a friend served redfish cooked on the BBQ with special herbs and butter! Surprising it was a lot smoother than expected for a P.S. and actually paired well maybe due to the sauce. Today I used a Vinturi aerator and didn't see much difference. It was served with lamb shank and also paired well. I guess age does make a difference. For the price you can't go wrong. (1865 views) | | | Tasted by Skully on 1/6/2010 & rated 82 points: Hum,, have got to say that we liked it a lot better about a year ago. On the front side it's harsh/acidic with the mid palate taste of bacon, (my wife stated the nose was all about bacon) It's a big red but little to enjoy at least this time around. Will pump it and see what another day brings to it's personality. (2453 views) | | | Tasted by Bellissimo on 10/3/2009 & rated 83 points: Deep dark color you would expect with a petite sirah. Other than that this is fairly forgettable. Taste reminds me of bacon fat and Dr. Pepper. Pass the next time and go for the cheaper Bogle. (2623 views) |
| Peltier Station Producer websitePetite 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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