2015 Dirty and Rowdy Petite Sirah Old Vine Rosewood Vineyards

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  5/10/2021 - Rieslingfan wrote:

  Two years ago I said that my last bottle of this wine would sit for a long time. Fourteen months into a pandemic feels like an eternity! It’s still a bit of a beast, but a cuddly beast. It walks up, gives you a head butt, then snarls. I’m OK with that, as I like a wine with guts. The aromatics are very pretty, with deep red fruit and floral notes. There’s nice juiciness on entry. Then the tannins kick in. I don’t have anymore, but for those who do, have no fear in laying this down for a long sleep. It has the depth, and it has the attitude to go the distance.

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  6/11/2019 - mreinhard74@gmail.com Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Miles to go. Deep ruby with an overwhelming tannic spine supported by ample acidity. Pine tar, bramble and dark plum fruit. May still be too young.

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  3/27/2019 - Rieslingfan wrote:

  Two years since release, and nobody on CT has tried this wine? Well that won’t do.
  
  It’s really deep purple. It’s Machine Head deep purple. Hope I don’t get any on my white shirt. Grapey, piney, showing touches of fresh chopped rosemary and warm underbrush, it is like hiking a dusty trail on a hot day. Then the tannins hit, like stubbing your toe on a rock. It hurts a bit, you land on your hands and knees, and wince. You gather yourself for a minute, then the brightness and fruit hold out a hand and picks you up.
  
  There’s one more bottle, and it may sit a long time. This wine has teeth, but it also has flesh.

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