Good stuff, my first from the producer. A little less powerful and outright delicious than I expected for some reason, but still plenty powerful and delicious. It's really striking how much the small percentage of Petite Sirah seems to show; there's a distinctly jammy, super black fruit note that permeates through the whole wine, sort of like warm blackberry compote, very tasty, but leaving very little room for anything else. There is definitely balance here, it's not overly hot and there's some faint trace of savory/peppery tones to lend a little nuance. It's just mostly a gentle, "cool" version of a big dark jammy fruit bomb. Thinking about similarly-priced wines from the region, I had a better experience with a Stolpman Hilltops Syrah- still, this was really tasty and fun. Worth the price, just not a QPR monster.
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
4/17/2024 - sid_loves_wine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Good stuff, my first from the producer. A little less powerful and outright delicious than I expected for some reason, but still plenty powerful and delicious. It's really striking how much the small percentage of Petite Sirah seems to show; there's a distinctly jammy, super black fruit note that permeates through the whole wine, sort of like warm blackberry compote, very tasty, but leaving very little room for anything else. There is definitely balance here, it's not overly hot and there's some faint trace of savory/peppery tones to lend a little nuance. It's just mostly a gentle, "cool" version of a big dark jammy fruit bomb. Thinking about similarly-priced wines from the region, I had a better experience with a Stolpman Hilltops Syrah- still, this was really tasty and fun. Worth the price, just not a QPR monster.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2)
4/1/2024 - WineJ2019 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Similar to my last note, but slightly lower score (still good, just a little less wow factor)
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
3/21/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Lots of complexity here - dark fruit herb, savory on the mid palate, lush but with taught minerality to it.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
3/16/2024 - Jjarriel Likes this wine: 92 Points
Great bottle. Could benefit from a decant but wouldn’t expect it to open up too much.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
11/8/2023 - wiscgrad wrote: 92 Points
needed a good 1+ hour in the decanter to get going and shake off the funk and fill out on the palate. solid kitchen sink blend and ready to drink
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment