Community Tasting Notes 5

• fred o. Likes this wine:

  August 18, 2019 - Intact cork. Dark ruby burgundy, no bricking, chunky sediment.
  Nose herbal, some pencil lead, black cherries. Palate earthy red fruits, bright and vibrant, some pencil shavings. Some resolved tannins noticeable with slightly spicy barbecue sauce.
  
  Overall, nice if a bit closed, initially reticent on the PnP and benefitted from decanting. A good match with barbecued ribs. 90 pts

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• La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 91 points

  March 8, 2013 - This opaque garnet/amber wine was tasted in double-blind fashion, with the bottle being generously provided to our tasting group by K.J. The bouquet is delighfully complex, with coffee, pipe tobacco, savory and loam aromas framing a core of plum fruit. While this wine was undoubtedly a full-bodied bruiser in its earlier years, it is now a gentle giant, with melted tannins, medium acidity and seamless alcohol (listed as 13.1%). The flavors mirror the nose and the smooth finish is medium-to-long. This 25-year-old wine shows how the Petite Sirah grape is capable of producing a special, age-worthy product. Drink now-12/16.

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• Hodby wrote: 80 points

  January 20, 2011 - Medium red, much garnet; moderate bricking. Leathery, somewhat musty nose of black pepper, raisins, dill, brett. Low tannin, low acid. A decent wine for glugging down with spicy red sauced pasta, but there's not much to talk about. Bottle #10 of twelve.

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• robmatic wrote:

  June 25, 2006 - Wow, amazingly youthful. Bright in color, aroma, and flavor, and just beginning to blossom. Very pleasing wine.

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• buckeye76 wrote: 90 points

  March 23, 2000 - LICORICE, LEATHER, TAR, AND BELL PEPPER IN THE NOSE. FLAVOR LIKE THE BORDEAUX NOSE WITH LEATHER, LICORICE, COFFEE, & BLACKCURRENT. NICE LEGS & A LONG FINISH. MUCH BETTER THAN EARLIER TASTING (86).

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1988
• Type Red
• Producer Ridge
• Varietal Petite Sirah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard York Creek
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Spring Mountain District

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• In Cellars 11 (52%)
• Consumed 10 (48%)

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