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88
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2010
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88/100
Petite Sirah
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Taster #7385
· Aug 11, 2017
90/100
Grape candy and pepper on the nose. Some old leather too. Palate enters velvety smooth with perfect balance. Ripe dark fruit and a touch of cocoa. Hint of pepper. Long finish. 1+30 decant needed.
2010 vintage
Taster #7385
· Aug 1, 2016
Decant for 30-45 min minimum. Delish.
2010 vintage
Taster #7385
· Nov 13, 2015
Good with steak. Gaining balance. Big and juicy.
2010 vintage
Taster #3288
· Jul 5, 2015
88/100
Drinks well after a two hour decant, but discernibly fades after another hour or so. Open, decant, and drink up quickly. Paired this with roasted tomatoe, tomatillo/jalapeno barbecue chicken and green apple/chipotle slaw and it was overpowered by the food. Still drinking well on 9.12.15
2010 vintage
Taster #7385
· Jun 21, 2015
Tannic. Works with grilled steak and Mac and cheese. Needs an hour minimum to decant. Tons of life left.
2010 vintage
Taster #3288
· May 11, 2015
89/100
Inky, opaque purple and dark fruits. Drinking well...
2010 vintage
Taster #3288
· Feb 2, 2015
89/100
Well balanced with good fruit. Tons of sediment, so a filter and decant are necessary. This is starting to settle down and show nicely, but could use a little more time; however, it did not have much evolution nor staying power throughout the evening, so maybe it's ready to go now. We'll wait another couple months before opening the next bottle.
2010 vintage
Taster #3408
· Jun 27, 2014
88/100
Full body and opened nicely after about an hour. Ripe fruit, slightly floral on the nose. Silky mid palate and short, yet satisfying finish.
2010 vintage
Taster #2508
· Nov 25, 2013
No detailed notes. This was quite tasty, but needed about 5 hours of slow ox (shouldered bottle) to get going. Rich full fruit with lots of minerality on the finish. Nice wine.
2010 vintage
Taster #3277
· Aug 22, 2013
87/100
Deep purple color will turn both your teeth and tongue, dry , slow legs, tart acid. Good deal of sediment so filter and/or decant.
2010 vintage
Taster #7385
· May 13, 2013
91/100
Sweet dark fruit, tar, and tobacco on the nose. Slightly muted, you really have to take a few sniffs to find anything. Dark fruit on the palate, some dirt or chalk, nice tannin presence lends to coffee and chocolate, and an acid presence that adds just the right zing to tart up the fruit in the finish and balance out the wine. All this after a 1 hr decant and I wish I could wait longer. It definitely needs a …
2010 vintage
Taster #7385
· Mar 21, 2013
87/100
Nose of dark fruit and tar. Inky and thick with violet edges. Slightly over acidic, grainy tannins give way to unripe blueberries, minerals, and a veggie component. 5-10 second finish shows spice and chalk. Only been open for like 30 min at this point so I'm hoping it opens up a little more. Seems out of balance now. Edit: After 3+ hours the wine has definitely come together and gained some ground. The tannins have mellowed or rounded and are …
2010 vintage
Taster #2508
· Mar 16, 2013
1.5 hour decant. Nose is still a bit muted. Color is dark, inky purple. Thick layered legs. On the palate thick layered dark fruit (blackberry, dark plum). Mid to heavy weight on the midpalate. Full round mouthfeel. Layered mineral finish is currently 10+ seconds. Lots of fine grain tannin that is really nice and like all good PETs, coats the teeth and tounge. Needs more time. 3 hour decant. The finish on this wine is really awesome. Chalky with cocoa …
2010 vintage
Taster #0010
· Aug 10, 2012
90/100
Very purple inky color. Delicious and rich
2010 vintage
Taster #2546
· Jul 31, 2012
87/100
10th Annual Petite Sirah Symposium & Tasting (Martinelli Event Center & Concannon Vineyard, Livermore, California) : Opaque purple red violet color; baked black fruit, chocolate nose; tight, tart black fruit, violets palate; medium-plus finish (14.1% alcohol, 3.78 pH; 17 mos in neutral French oak)
2010 vintage
Taster #9120
· Jun 15, 2012
86/100
Pacific Pointe Wine Tasting Club - Petite Sirah Smackdown; Round 2 : Inky opaque black red color with tight nose that shows dusty dark fruit, and hints of floral aromas. On the palate, it's medium-bodied with solid balance including good acidity and light tannins with blackberry, clove, and vanilla flavors. Medium finish
2010 vintage
Taster #2546
· May 14, 2012
85/100
Opaque purple red violet color; violets, black plum, berry, oak nose; tight, tart berry, tart black fruit palate with near medium acidity; needs 1 year, but not for holding for more than 2 or 3 years; medium-plus finish (14.5% alcohol)
2010 vintage