Rosenblum Cellars Petite Sirah Rockpile Road Vineyard

Pnp. Drinking great and improved with air. Dense dried berry. Smooth. Round mouthfeel. Really good

red, dark purple, in color. chocolate, coffee, oak, dark fruit, spice, on the nose. pepper, chocolate, espresso, oak, tar, spice, blackberry, on the palate. balanced acid and tannins on the finish.

dark n ruby with heavy structure. typicall rosenblum flavor and balance. great wine but very big

Subdued nose, though it opened up with time to reveal the dark fruit and spice. Surprisingly tannic which detracted from the palate and finish. Certainly not a wine to enjoy by itself or with anything light-weight in food. Perhaps the tannins will melt away with more time and/or a wine that requires decanting.

The Blind Drunks monthly tasting (Rich & Dana's) : Opened with pizzas after the blind tasting. Deep inky color, opaque almost all the way to the edge. Firm dark berry notes and tannins...big, and slightly hot, but not overly so. Tightly wound dark fruit all the way through the finish. I would think a couple of hours in the decanter would be about right.

Very accessible, drinkable wine, although somewhat hot and all I get on the nose is alchohol. I'd imagine this would do better with a few years on it, but it seems to show itself pretty well right now. Inky dark, concentrated, tannic, brambles, heather, blueberries, and pencil lead. I'll freely admit I bought this because of the high Parker rating, and, true to type, this is a big wine. Not something I'd want every night, or even every week, but …

Blind Red Hot and Blue Wines: Blind 14 - Dense - must be Syrah or Petite Sirah. Meat, oak Thick. I didn't get much more into my notes on this wine.