2017 McManis Family Vineyards Petite Sirah

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 89.0 points

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  12/5/2020 - Cheesybee wrote: 90 Points

  This was excellent. Deep purply red in the glass, looks velvety.
  Nose nice tannic, polish, classic petite Syrah. Taste - smooth dark fruits, plum, black cherry, softer blueberry. Little bit of grip (tannat?). Very enjoyable.

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  10/6/2020 - Gruffalius Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Stunning qpr at $13. So smooth. Very popular with the group.

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  4/26/2020 - CentreIce Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Great Petite Shiraz! Some chocolate and black berry notes. Glad I have 2 more bottles of this vintage.

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  12/11/2019 - Oenecnist wrote:

  Bought 3b for 6/b from a local gourmet grocery chain about two months ago; this is #1. No decant. Dark purple; big ripe plum nose that follows on the palate plus some blackberry, oak, good mouthfeel; some persistence. More interesting than a "fruit bomb", but leaning that way. Hits delicious. Stored vertically (screwcap) in a cool, dark basement since purchase. My evaluation: For me, scores on a "100-point scale" are misleading. I use a 4-category scale (perhaps with +/-)--not including flawed--which runs outstanding/notable/drinkable/poor. This is notable+ when considering quality, age, and price.

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  9/21/2019 - srh Likes this wine:

  Sat, 09/21/19, $2 Tasting (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): 81% P.S., 16% Tannat, & 3% Teroldego "harvested between 9/21-10/2/17, with an ave Brix of 26.2. After fermenting on the skins for 6-9 days, the must was pressed & the resulting wine finished fermentation in s/s tanks. The wine then was aged 7 mos in a combination of new & used FR & AM oak. 13.5% ABV, 5.82 g/L T.A., & 3.58 pH;
  
  N: RIPE, DUSTY bramble (poss blue) berries with notes of vanilla?
  
  P: Med, poss LM, body; NICE, ALMOST swtish frt (approaching threshold R.S.?) met by a bit of astringent pucker which pretty much resolves by the LONG, balanced finish with almost an elegant tangy/swtness to the fairly innocuous, DUSTY tannins. For now, could improve for 6 mos or so, then drink into '23. My VG+/EXC-, & one can easily make an argument for the higher based upon QPR. 92 pts The Tasting Panel, Jan/Feb '19 Issue, 86 pts WE with a "Best Buy" @ $10, and the ff'ing '19 Contest results: Gold @ Critics Challenge, Silvers @ S.F. Chronicle, Int'l Womens, & CA State Fair, and Bronze @ Sunset Int'l. [Check with this vendor if interested in their competitive pricing.]
  
  Note: Also tasted on 11/10/18 & 3/23/19

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