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| Drinking window: Drink between 2010 and 2013 (based on 10 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 97 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by MacManifest on 10/8/2016 & rated 90 points: I'm glad I waited 8 years to drink this. Worth the wait. Dark and delicious. (2308 views) | | | Tasted by Barry Raterink on 12/4/2015 & rated 92 points: Very prominent dark chocolate and then cherry & currant flavors with a great lingering finish. 2nd of 3 bottles and this was the best it's drank so far. Very good wine. High hopes for the last one. (3102 views) | | | Tasted by jjlobi on 1/21/2015 & rated 79 points: Over the hill. Not a pleasant tasting wine any more. Fruit is too ripe. (4025 views) | | | Tasted by John O' on 1/15/2015: dense. plenty of life left (4089 views) | | | Tasted by Ombibulous on 10/10/2014 & rated 75 points: Funk on the nose and on the palate. Couldn't drink it. I don't think Petite Sirah supposed to taste like this. A waste of $17. I've had good wines from Rosenblum, but this is not one. (4593 views) | | | Tasted by td1836 on 8/16/2014 & rated 91 points: This has more complexity and depth than then 2008, and I definitely like it better. Lots of sediment in the wine as well. (1863 views) | | | Tasted by RMapou on 7/4/2014: Excellent. Plenty of fruit and complexity, with berry flavors. Still holding up well Paired well with grilled chicken sausage. (2938 views) | | | Tasted by Scott Simos on 6/23/2014: Horrible . . . poured it in the sink! (2366 views) | | | Tasted by TannicBeast on 1/19/2014 & rated 90 points: Deep purple with some ruby on the edge. Very dark and concentrated. Clean nose of blackberries, blueberries, dark chocolate, black pepper and tropical spices. Palate is consistent. Compared to two and a half years ago, the alcohol has subsided and actually seems lower than the stated 14.8%. Likewise, the tannins have evolved to the point where they are barely noticeabe. The acidity is medium to medium (-), resulting in a fairly balanced wine which is slanted towards the soft end of the scale. Full-bodied and lush it paired well with a plateau de fromage consisting of sharp aged cheeses. This has really come into its own and is drinking very well now. A harmonious, well-made wine which is a remarkably good value. (2430 views) | | | Tasted by jeffal66 on 10/9/2013 & rated 91 points: Big, jammy, indulgent and enjoyable. Biggest flaw is the heat but I find this layered and intense with lovely, attentive tannins, spice and a host of dark flavors. Nice nose, dense color. Over the top but just love it for what it is. (2956 views) | | | Tasted by A*W*M on 9/20/2013 & rated 88 points: (After a day open) Jammy, dark berry compote, cassis, cedar, pen ink, graphite, and wiffs of alcohol on the nose. Sweet berry and cassis attack up front with finishes of dark chocolate and coffee with a thin mid palate and medium acidity. All the flavor is up front and alcoholic finish leaves the wine off kilter. Difficult with food due to high alcohol. Decent but lacks polish. (2712 views) | | | Tasted by BuffaloLou on 5/12/2013 & rated 90 points: Massive fruit has subsided a bit to bring out secondary flavors of dark chocolate and strong coffee. Big, sweet tannins are like leather in the mouth. Long finish. (2976 views) | | | Tasted by xinco on 3/12/2013 & rated 88 points: Very drinkable. Checking my inventory, this is the last one. (3197 views) | | | Tasted by Niccolo Donzella on 2/9/2013 & rated 88 points: Good structure, long finish. (2811 views) | | | Tasted by Atwellian on 11/10/2012 & rated 86 points: Dark purple black. Plummy chocolate nose. Dry attack, bitter chocolate, sweet cherry, little mid palate, light tannins, medium finish. Good pairing with pulled pork paninis. (3086 views) | | | Tasted by BuffaloLou on 10/30/2012 & rated 90 points: Big, jammy, fruit forward. Delicious wine. Long finish. (3065 views) | | | Tasted by BuffaloLou on 10/28/2012 & rated 90 points: Big, jammy, fruit forward. Delicious wine. Long finish. (2541 views) | | | Tasted by BuffaloLou on 10/27/2012 & rated 90 points: Big, jammy, fruit forward. Delicious wine. Long finish. (2271 views) | | | Tasted by ICaWineGuy on 7/23/2012 & rated 90 points: Notes after tasting: remember being favorably impressed. Big fruit w a long finsh. (2857 views) | | | Tasted by corkscrews on 7/8/2012 & rated 85 points: A nose of dark fruits and spice, dark purple in color. A full bodied PS with blackberry, currant, some chocolate and spice on finish, a bit disjointed. (2497 views) | | | Tasted by RDHudak on 5/31/2012 flawed bottle: Sadly corked as I remember it being pretty good before. (2854 views) | | | Tasted by BuffaloLou on 5/30/2012 & rated 90 points: Consistant with prior tastings.
Just love the dusty tannins in this wine! (2741 views) | | | Tasted by BuffaloLou on 4/16/2012 & rated 90 points: C: Opaque plum
N: Huge jammy blackberry
P: Huge wine! Blackberry, blueberry, black currants.
F: Long and dusty
This wine grows and grows. Big nose, bigger on the palate, even bigger still on the mid-palate. Strong finish that lasts and lasts with dusty tannins. (3104 views) | | | Tasted by Maznoc on 3/23/2012 & rated 90 points: Very good. Blackberries and floral notes on the nose. Rich mouth-feel; plums, blackberries and a touch of pepper. Great varietal expression - big flavours and subdued tannins. Balanced integration, with medium finish. Well crafted. (3167 views) | | | Tasted by jcha24 on 2/18/2012 & rated 84 points: Wife liked this a bit more than me.....not a rebuy for me (3392 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (2/19/2010)
(Rosenblum Cellars Petite Sirah Heritage Clones) Deep purple violet color; deep berry nose; big, berry, tart, black fruit palate; medium-plus finish 90 points |
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| Rosenblum Cellars Producer website
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 |
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