Community Tasting Notes 9

• Hodby wrote: 74 points

  May 2, 2013 - Very dark red; by all appearances a five y/o wine. Aroma somewhat compromised, and is compressed by wet paper smell (TCA). On entry, much soft, drying tannin remains; the wine lays flat in the mouth. Drying, little sensation of fruit. Short and tannic finish. Drinkable, but without giving much pleasure. Effects of sitting open overnight: increased tannin, with no improvement in aroma, flavor or finish.

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• europat55 wrote: 91 points

  November 26, 2012 - 1992 Guess the Red (Rich & Peggy's House, Los Altos, CA): Darker red than the other wines in the lineup. Fantactic nose with a good concentration of fruits and herbs. Refreshing palate. Tannic. Still feels like a young wine. Tasted blind. Correctly guessed as a Petite Sirah.
  My #2, Group's #1

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• Javachip wrote: 90 points

  February 16, 2010 - Clear dark garnet-black. Bouquet was initially not good -- cooked meat, prunes, and sweatsocks. After an hour, the bouquet began to improve slightly. After 12 hours under a vacuum stopper, the bouquet was wonderful -- intense aromas of berry jam, wood, smoke, and spice. Full-bodied, extracted, and assertive on the palate. Tannins still formidable but balanced by equally vigorous fruit.

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• jmht wrote: 90 points

  July 22, 2008 - agree with Nanda's notes-- leathery, red fruits, briary chalk, complexity over power, still tannic, refined as far as Petite Sirah usually runs... and still young

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• Nanda wrote: 91 points

  October 12, 2007 - Consistent with my other notes. Still shows quite tannic and needs some hearty fare to tame the mouthfeel.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1992
• Type Red
• Producer La Jota
• Varietal Petite Sirah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Howell Mountain

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• In Cellars 21 (62%)
• Consumed 13 (38%)

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