Gorgeous, mature petite sirah. Full nose of mature black fruit, earth tones, asphalt and some american oak spice. Palate is full bodied with concentrated black fruit. But quite mature and restrained, with good supporting structure, though tannins are quite fine and close to resolved. At 20 years old, this is holding strong. Drink now or over the next couple of years.
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Slightly muddy plum red color; limited medium sediment at end of bottle. Aromas of plum, nutmeg, olive, fennel, and meat. Palate is round and lush with fig, plum, sweet olive, and roast meat elements that carry into a medium-long finish. The casual wine drinkers I served this to were astounded it was 16 years old and loved it. Fully mature and no hurry to enjoy this; expect it will continue to be of interest for a long time as it ages into full tertiary flavor profile. Drink or hold.
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10/2/2023 - Samadhi wrote:
Had on my birthday with delightful charcoal, barbecue with Kelly
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9/20/2019 - Jscalia Likes this wine: 90 Points
Beautiful wine. Deep, dark color. Good fruit. Firm tannins.
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5/28/2017 - Nanda wrote: 92 Points
Gorgeous, mature petite sirah. Full nose of mature black fruit, earth tones, asphalt and some american oak spice. Palate is full bodied with concentrated black fruit. But quite mature and restrained, with good supporting structure, though tannins are quite fine and close to resolved. At 20 years old, this is holding strong. Drink now or over the next couple of years.
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8/21/2015 - Nanda wrote: flawed
DOA. Might have been lightly corked. But palate was stripped of fruit and completely flat.
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1/11/2014 - fredb Likes this wine:
Slightly muddy plum red color; limited medium sediment at end of bottle. Aromas of plum, nutmeg, olive, fennel, and meat. Palate is round and lush with fig, plum, sweet olive, and roast meat elements that carry into a medium-long finish. The casual wine drinkers I served this to were astounded it was 16 years old and loved it. Fully mature and no hurry to enjoy this; expect it will continue to be of interest for a long time as it ages into full tertiary flavor profile. Drink or hold.
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