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Community Tasting Notes (66) Avg Score: 92.8 points

  • First night it couldn't be called fresh but certainly not overripe as these SB PSs can get when they're past peak. With 30 minutes of air it was quite nice. Complex but maybe a tad on the sweet side (grape bubble gum). Agree with prior note, not hot at all, surprisingly.

    Second night, nose was still pruney and sweet at first swirl, but with air, sitting in the glass for 20 minutes, did wonders. Dirt and tobacco with a nice complex palate with a mix of black fruit (prunes included but without it being overbearing). Tannins moderate and with medium acid, it all makes for a solid sip.

    For next bottle: Drink after giving it at least an hour or more of air. Then make sure the bottle gets drunk within a few hours. If u don't intend on finishing it, then bottle it up quick to keep it good for the next day, when it needs to be finished relatively quickly.

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  • Pop and pour, drank about half the bottle over 2 hours. A little advanced and showing signs that it probably won't age that great from here. Thankfully, no alcohol, but dark raisin fruit and lacking acid or freshness. I was hoping for better but frankly this performed as I thought it would, being from a hot year.

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  • Good, but not great. Smooth and ready to drink.

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  • 30 minute decant, could have used a little more time. Higher alcohol shows a bit. Ripe but not quite OTT nose with dark fuits and a touch of chocolate. Ful bodied but good acid to balance the tannins. Plus black fruit, plum and licorice. lead to a long finish. Good showing, solid 91 points

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  • Decanted to remove sediment, returned to the bottle and consumed from bottle 2 hrs later. Smokin good wine! Heady, Rhône-like nose with barrel, forest floor and charcoal.

    Great balance with the once insanely dark fruit tamed / aged against perfectly resolved tannins. Outstanding pairing w boeuf bourgignon.

    This is in a great place, certainly within a year or three of peaking if not there today. Kelly always tells me I need to buy more of these, and I have to going forward. If you’re capable of aging wine, this is a great one to lay down.

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  • By Stephen Tanzer
    May/June 2010, IWC Issue #150, (See more on Vinous...)

    (Switchback Ridge Petite Sirah Peterson Family Vineyard Napa Valley) Login and sign up and see review text.

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