2005 Corté Riva Petite Sirah
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By Stephen Tanzer
(Corte Riva Petite Sirah Lake County/Napa County) Login and sign up and see review text.
May/June 2008, IWC Issue #138, (See more on Vinous...)
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(Corte Riva Petite Sirah) #1; COLOR-very dark; NOSE-dramatically extracted; orange peel; very big wine; a little stinkified; almost like Gran Marnier; very dark fruit (black currant; blueberry); PALATE-big wine; very chewy; has this great tea-like earthiness mixed with hints of wood, flowers and spices; a complex finish, but lacks a little of a mid-palate for me; this is delicious; a really great sweetness to the fruit; it's well made; I like this wine as it has delicious fruit, hints of chocolate and good firm tannins that many would like, but it is not very complex for my palate; RP-92; GV-89 (initially scored it 90, but adjusted to 89)
By Gary Vaynerchuk
Petite Sirah Tasting, Episode #808, 2/1/2010, (See more on Wine Library TV...) 89 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2005
- TypeRed
- ProducerCorté Riva
- VarietyPetite Sirah
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNorth Coast
- AppellationNorth Coast
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4/15/2020 - Winiac wrote: 91 Points
Well made and pleasant, but not very focused flavors. Full bodied, and medium to long length.
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1/7/2015 - BklynNeophyte wrote: 80 Points
Why? PS can be so good, but this isn't. A big, fruity mess, matched by a lot of alcohol that is not integrated. But, I must add that this would be great with dark chocolate, but very few other foods.
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6/23/2013 - davidga75 wrote:
This wine opens with intense, smoky aromas of black fruits and a hint of herbal spice. The palate is medium + bodied and rich, with firm finishing tannins and moderate acidity. It's brawny and rich but a bit generic - meaning that it could pass for a rich Napa Cab or even a blockbuster Aussie Shiraz. If you drink this now, it's showing well with air; but it could also evolve for a couple more years.
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3/24/2013 - Alro Likes this wine: 92 Points
HUGE Petit Sirah.....dark fruit, almost black licorice. Outstanding representation of this varietal....
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7/27/2012 - patsox wrote: 94 Points
Petite Sirah doesn't get any better than this!
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