 |
|
Wine Details
Price:
$34.00 per bottle
Description:
Atop a hilly vineyard in Lake County, our Petite Sirah vines grow deep into rocky soil. In the bright afternoon sun, these pieces of rock sparkle like diamonds and trap the heat into the soil for the long, cool nights. The result is a wine rich in color and concentration with hints of cherry and black fruits. Beautiful balance and velvety tannins lead into a long and expressive finish. This wine would pair nicely with a spicy sausage pasta or grilled venison.
Gold Medal - 2008 North of the Gate Wine Competition
Silver Medal - 2008 Long Beach Grand Cru Wine Competition
|
|
Varietal Definition
Petite Sirah:
Petite Sirah is the same as the French variety known as Durif, a cross of Peloursin, with the true Syrah. A French nurseryman, Dr. François Durif, propagated the grape trying for resistance to powdery mildew and named it after himself, in the 1870s. Petite Sirah has long been an important blending grape, prized primarily for its deep color and fairly intense tannin. It is the variety most often chosen to blend into Zinfandel for added color, complexity, body, and to tone down the tendency of Zins toward "jammy" fruit.
|
|