Community Tasting Notes 14

• Wine.woot_taster wrote:

  May 8, 2015 - A bottle of this arrived at our friendly local FedEx about a week ago. SWMBO and I cracked it open once we got home and proceeded to take notes as we sipped, prepared dinner, and nibbled on the food.
  Initial Pour
  Oak, leather, a little spice, hint of berry. Black cherry in color, definite heat / smell of alcohol.
  
  First Sip
  
  Initial chalkiness that doesn't linger, very dry, spice yet an overall mild flavor, very little fruit flavor, some heat in the finish. Not complex at all nor full-bodied in taste; the smell would indicate far more flavor than we experienced.
  
  Day Two / +24 hours
  
  Licorice, more mellow and less heat, seems to have come together a bit better than on the initial pour.
  
  With Food
  
  Dinner / Pasta - We were already making fusilli with meatless meatballs so, while not necessarily ideal, that was the pairing. The wine definitely didn't complement the pasta very well - it almost enhanced the heat / taste of alcohol. However, if you just ate the meatballs in sauce and sipped they actually went together nicely; the meatballs overcame the lack of flavor in the wine and sort of smoothed out the overall palette.
  
  Cheese - We had some Chai BellaVitano and crackers on hand that brought out some interesting flavors in the wine - I noticed a citrus/orange component and SWMBO commented that the cinnamon in the Chai complemented the wine very well.
  
  Chocolate - I had some Swiss chocolates from a recent business trip; we tried both dark and milk with the wine. The dark paired nicely with a good balance of sweetness but the milk was even better, with a very good balance against the wine's flavors.
  
  Shrimp & Broccoli - We made grilled honey chipotle shrimp with broccoli on Day Two and the wine was definitely better suited to this pairing. It wasn't spectacular with the broccoli but the slightly mellowed heat and earthy flavors went great with the char and seasoning on the grilled shrimp.
  
  Final Thoughts
  
  We specifically wrote down that we wouldn't pay >$10 for this so, by that metric, I'd personally put this on the "pass" list. It just wasn't very complex and was overall a bit disappointing. Definitely a food wine, too.
  
  That said, I think it was better on Day Two and did pair well with the shrimp - so it may be worth a try if you're a big fan of the style or expect to cook up some nice pairings.

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• wingawh wrote: 88 points

  July 31, 2012 - Excellent Petite Sirah. Wished i had saved it a little longer.

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• mavrixwk wrote: 87 points

  July 9, 2012 - I think this is a great priced petite syrah. You get what you pay for, but the bottle is very drinkable. Tart plums with a little spice. Maybe a little herbal on this vintage. Parducci has faded from people's minds, but I've always enjoyed their Petite Syrah for the price.

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• Oneflores wrote: 78 points

  October 30, 2011 - Just OK. not great.

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• brownman6 wrote: 88 points

  September 1, 2011 - Spice on finish, vanilla nose just good drinking and what a price point.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2007
• Type Red
• Producer Parducci
• Varietal Petite Sirah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion North Coast
• Appellation Mendocino County
• UPC Code 086828000231

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• In Cellars 57 (44%)
• Consumed 72 (56%)

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