2014 Maxville Lake Winery Petite Sirah

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  2/24/2024 - Coachron13 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Two hour slow ox, was just right. Still excellent after all these years. Has plenty of stuffing left in it.

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  12/6/2022 - Gruffalius wrote: 89 Points

  Typical darkness in the glass. This is a perfectly pleasant Petite Sirah, but there are others just as good for much less. Not the best qpr. Very tart day 2 with swirling tannins.

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  7/23/2022 - wineotim wrote: 91 Points

  This was a strange one. As expected it was dark and inky, the tannins were huge and the fruit was elusive. There's an earthy mushroom aroma with some blackberry and mild spice flavors. A lot of crusting in the bottle. Alcohol was hot and needs time to hopefully integrate. At times I was thinking it was flawed but ended up scoring it a 91.

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  3/27/2022 - caspernick Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Inky dark purple in the glass, this promises to be a big, bold wine with lots of body and flavor. Perfect to pair with my Sunday Rib Roast. Ripe blackberry, luscious blueberry compote, plums, coconut, purple licorice and a spice/baking component on the nose. The palate is rich, tannic, full bodied with medium acidity and bold flavors of blackberry, oak nuance and spice. The yeasty baking note is still there, albeit feint. Think blackberry puree with a lashing of black tea. Grippy with mouth searing tannins, deliciously fruity with a dry finish that lasts a decent length of time. The tannins however, lurk on my gums for an eternity. If you like them dry, this wine is for you. The 14.5% ABV has not even made itself known, well disguised in this nicely balanced wine. This $55 blockbuster is still in youth. The tannins need some taming unless you like that level of astringency. Personally, it's fine as I am pairing it with a fatty cut of meat. It gets 93 points from me and 5 stars. Drink till 2030.
  
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  1/29/2022 - L_McNichol Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Full-bodied, deep fruit, delectable tannins

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