2016 Robert Biale Petite Sirah Palisades Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  5/6/2024 - VAGenius Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nose of dark red fruit, musky spice, damp decomposed leaves, and tanned animal skin. Piercing black cherry and olive start on the palate expands into black tea, mild black peppercorn, and bay leaf. Tannins have lost their bite but not their bark, adding tart and dried cherry, strong black and roobios tea, and lingering aged oak. Fully mature though it has the stuffing and acidity to last for years.

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  3/11/2023 - ebert Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Drink soon

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  2/21/2020 - Fat1Wombat Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This is a bloody good Petite Sirah. Densely flavored, elegant and bright.
  Bright medium deep color.
  Fresh blue fruit and spice on the nose. Ripe but no sense of jamminess.
  The palate is rich, ripe tannins and great balance. It has a a great mid palate. It’s long and elegant for a Petite. Magnificent balance and structure.

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  5/21/2019 - ecola Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Smooth and rich, blackberry and blueberry on the full body. Nice acidity keeps the balance.

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