Ridge, Dynamite Hill Petite Sirah, Spring Mountain District

Agree it is still close to peak. Mellow yet vibrant. 93

2009 vintage

Fantastic blackberry nose and intense black fruits. Still needs air, has the potential to age for several more years.

2009 vintage

Intense stuff, as ever. Super dark center, dark purple rim with no real signs of age. Needs time to open up (several hours), but then there are blackberries and black plums, pine resin, charcoal. Fairly dry up front, blueberries and blackberries, sweet black cherry jam, toasty oak, very good tannins and acidity still, alcohol is noticeable (14.7%) but not overwhelming, wood shavings, good fruit on the long finish. Excellent Petite Sirah, is maturing slowly. Has some of the intensity and …

2009 vintage

Drank over 2 days but opened a day prior to consumption. Rustic fruit, some pepper that comes and goes. Drinking window is open but closing soon.

2009 vintage

Popped and poured. Dark, inky crimson color. Lots of oak on the nose for me with some vanilla and coconut coming through along with blackberry jam. Similar flavors on the palate with ripe, dark black and blue fruits along with charred wood and sweet spices. Medium acid, medium+ tannin and body, high alcohol. All together, the wine is drinking pretty well and is in balance but just not my style. Others really enjoyed it.

2009 vintage

I did not enjoy this. Dry, rustic , no fruit. Very contrary to recent reviews. No reason to hold.

2009 vintage

Floral, slightly metallic on first taste. Still has great structure, good fruit and a long finish, firm, and well integrated tannins. Drinking extremely well 13 years in.

2009 vintage

Dark plum and black pepper flavors paired well with oxtail stew

2009 vintage

Dark plum, blackberry, cinnamon, dark chocolate flavors. Excellent petite sirah.

2009 vintage

Getting better and better. Plenty of life in this. If I had more I would wait another 2-3 years.

2009 vintage

Really drank nicely. Nice evolution with age, with some roundness to the tannins, and balanced across the palate.

2009 vintage

Very deep dark center, dark red/purple rim, no real signs of age. Sweet, blackberries, stone, intense, roast corn, rosemary in the oven, a little spicy. Some bite to start with, then smooth creamy blackberries, a little creme de mure, good acidity still with tannins on the decline, great finish with notes of candy floss. Excellent Petite Sirah, good now with a 3 hour decant, will improve over the next 3-5 years.

2009 vintage

Not sure I'd wait much longer on this one. On opening, pleasant nose, full-bodied with ripe dark fruit. After about two hours the nose improves, the wine becomes much smoother, but the fruit becomes just a tad flabby. Finish remains pretty good.

2009 vintage

Needed air to open up. By the second day was drinking well. Complex and delicious. A little light on flavor on day 1 when we opened it

2009 vintage

Served blind Deep purple black, without any age at the rim, I thought this was much younger Rich dark berry fruit with a hint of mint, dry, but rich finish. I almost thought this was a newly released Bordeaux at first. This is in beautiful shape and seems like it needs a bit more time (in great contrast to my last bottle 2 years ago) With 30 minutes in the glass it opened up quite well better fulfilling its origin. …

2009 vintage

Have been sitting on this expecting big things. On opening, initial taste is a very water thin wine with lots of acid on the back end. Bleah. After a couple hours becomes a smooth medium bodied wine that is much better paired with food. Nose and finish average. Decent, but a bit disappointing for a PS.

2009 vintage

Black and blue fruits on the nose along with black pepper. Notes of cocoa, iron and graphite with very dark fruit and cola flavors. Firm but well integrated tannins with a long, rich finish and balanced acidity. A dark, dense, full bodied and complex wine.

2009 vintage

Corked!

2009 vintage

Drinking quite nicely, power combined with class.

2009 vintage

Enjoyed by all.

2009 vintage

Solid Petite Sirah

2009 vintage

The bottle had a little over half-inch fill. The nose was somewhat muted, but it gave up notes of baked dark fruit and flowers. Texturally, the tannin has finally started to soften to point where it comes across as rather round and smooth on the palate into the second glass. The fruit is still plenty ripe but is starting to take on the piquant flavors of an aged wine. Moderate sediment was left in the bottle after decanting (I allowed …

2009 vintage

Served with grilled, dry seasoned bone-in pork chops, baked sweet potato, fresh tomato salad. Decanted 15 minutes before pouring. No sediment noticed in the pour. Look: opaque purple/crimson - full to the rim. Smell: Jane gets alcohol, dark cherry, perhaps some fig. Taste: nice soft fruit with the acid balancing things. A smooth and full wine. Stood up to the chops. Still has some time left.

2009 vintage

Still dark ruby purple Dry dark blue fruit. Palate drying tannins, But comes off as even somewhat elegant at this point? Nice

2009 vintage

For my palate, this wine is right in the zone for current drinking. Moderately intense nose of warm blackberry jam and a bit of fennel. On the palate, it is very full and rich. Depending on what your leanings are, this is one to either drink fairly soon (as the fruit is starting to turn more savory and piquant) or sit on for a while longer (as there are some chalky tannins left to resolve and tertiary characteristics are starting …

2009 vintage

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