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• Report 12: California Petite Sirah II, 6/1/2008 (link)

  (Elyse Rutherford Petite Sirah Rutherford) Subscribe to see review text.

Vinous

• By Stephen Tanzer
  May/June 2008, IWC Issue #138 (link)

  (Elyse Winery Petite Sirah Rutherford Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.

Wine Library TV

• By Gary Vaynerchuk
  Petite Sirah Tasting, Episode #808, 2/1/2010 (link) 88+ points

  (Elyse Rutherford Petite Sirah) #2; VaynerPAZZZ; COLOR-very dark; NOSE-big, bold blueberry and blackberry; very jammy; candied; very bright fruit; very dark; shaved dark chocolate; very inky; PALATE-this is a big wine, but as powerful as it is, it's not completely ripping my face off; the tannins are firm; it is a very big wine; a little one dimensional in it's fruit bombiness; good firm and sweet tannins; I get some tobacco on the back-end; very dark; this is big boy wine; people into big Napa Cabs should enjoy this and Petites in general; a little too much oak coming through; a little vanilla and Creme Brule coming through on the back-end; it's missing a little on the mid-palate so not the most complex wine of all time -- like an NBA Slam Dunk champion who can dunk, but is not a complete basketball player (Dee Brown, Kenny Walker or Cedric Ceballos); this is very flashy and can seduce a lot of people and palates, but it's not the complete package; it's a good wine and a lot of fun, but the one dimensional aspect stops me from scoring this higher; it's a sexy wine, but lacking depth and has no mid-palate which makes me question how this evolves over the next 5-10 years; JR-91; GV-88+ (initially scored this 89+, but adjusted to 88+)