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CAW Rating: 80

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2008 Black Orchid - Petite Sirah
Briarwood Estate Vineyard

Hailing from the western edge of Briarwood, our Petite Sirah grows in a block of mixed soils that comprise both calcareous limestone and rocky alluvium. You can practically draw a ...moreline through the block where the soils are clearly defined on either side. Black Orchid is 100% estate-grown Petite Sirah and is exactly as its name implies, black. This wine is meant to display not only the powerful profile of the variety, but also the depth and complexity that it derives from our terroir. Hand picked in September, the fruit was de-stemmed, double sorted, then cold soaked for multiple days prior to fermentation. An additional 6 months of barrel aging helped to soften the tannins and improve oak integration. The end result is a deftly balanced wine with an inky profile and layers of fruit.

Jumping out of the glass with aromas of dark, ripe fruit and notes of tobacco leaf and cedar, this wine means business. The palate is layered with dark fruits and spice, reminiscent of olallieberry syrup and cloves. This wine is big, bold, and rich with inky phenolics and subtle undertones of soy. Black Orchid is the most muscular offering of our 2008 wines.

^$40.00

Ophir Wines

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2004 Reserve Petite Sirah
Placer County

Our customers have been clamoring for the successor to the very popular 2002 Petite Sirah (Reserve). The 2004 is a blend of 80% Petite Sirah with 20% Zinfandel. Aged 22 months in A ...moremerican and European barrels.

^$25.00

Peltier Station

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2005 Petite Sirah
Lodi

This winning wine was awarded best of class, best of appellation at the 2006 and 2007 California State Fair. Made by well-known winemaker, JC van Staden, this wine features an arom ...morea of wild berries, caramel, pepper and earth. It has a full middle body and finishes with you asking for more.

Ravenswood Winery

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2004 Petite Sirah
Sonoma County

Petite Sirah's story is a heartwarmer in more ways than one. Brought to California from France in the nineteenth century, it was planted alongside Zinfandel to lend oomph to that v ...morearietal. Somehow, in the supportive process, its own merits got eclipsed; not until the 1990s did scientists discover it's the genetic child of the noble Syrah. Since at that point Ravenswood had been working with old vineyards for 25 years, however, we were already aware of the power and integrity that this grape shows when vinified alone. Today the only remaining confusion comes from calling such a big, rich, thick, chewy, plummy, inky, peppery wine "petite."

^$18.00

Red Skye Winery

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2004 Petite Syrah
Aguirre Estate Vineyard

If you're already familiar with Livermore Petite Syrah, then this big red is sure to become a new favorite. If you're new to Petite Syrah, then you're about to taste a whole new wo ...morerld! This Petite Syrah has a round, full, texture with overtones of blackberry, vanilla, and smoke. Aged for 24 months on a blend of French and American oak.

Rusina Wines

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2006 Petite Sirah
Alexander Valley

Complex flavors of blackberry, raspberry, white pepper. This Syrah is rich and concentrated with excellent structure with soft and broad tannins.

^$30.00

Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard

CAW Rating: 86

100

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2003 Durif
McDowell Valley

Durif is one of many grape varieties that is grown in the RhÃ´ne Valley of France and it is one of the varieties allowed in ChÃ¢teauneuf-du-Pape wines. Early in the 20th Century cu ...morettings of Durif from the RhÃ´ne Valley were shipped to California, but during this process the cuttings were given the name Petite Sirah. There really is no such thing as Petite Sirah in France, it was simply a name applied to the Durif grape when it was first brought over to the U.S. Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard has been labeling this variety by its â€œrealâ€ name since 1977.

Whatever you want to call it, this particular release has a massive structure which is balanced by an equally impressive depth of fruit and spicy, smoky complexity. The smoky, spicy elements are wrapped around a whole lot of blackberries and other dark fruit. This one needs a looooong wake-up call in the decanter at this point and should age for quite a few years. Have it with a nice cut of beef or lamb and it should work beautifully.

The grapes for this wine come from plantings in the McDowell Valley appellation of Mendocino county from 1948. These old vines produce wines with a lot of flavor intensity and the kin

^$18.00

Schwaesdall Winery

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2002 Petite Syrah

Oak &, smoke on the nose, chewy, starts with leather, finishes with robust tannins

^$25.00

Stagsâ€™ Leap Winery

CAW Rating: 89

100

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2004 Petite Syrah
Napa Valley

The rich aromatics of this wine include ripe black fruit, black currants, cocoa and hints of vanilla. On the palate, blackberry, black plums integrate with back notes of maple syru ...morep, creme brulee, and hints of earth, to introduce a very full and voluptuous mouthfeel. With classic Petite Syrah tannin structure, this wine finishes with a long, chewy bitter-chocolate finish.

^$38.00

Stephen & Walker Winery

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2004 Portentous
Mendocino

"Port-Style" Dessert Wine. This late bottled vintage â€œportâ€ was a dream to make. The grapes were crushed and chilled down to 45Â°F and allowed to sit on the skins for six day ...mores, extracting flavors and color. We then added yeast and slowly allowed the fermentation to begin with close monitoring, in order to press off the skins and add our brandy at optimal sugar to stop the fermentation. The blend was then transferred to older barrels and allowed to age for 2 1/2 years before bottling.

The grapes are grown on extraordinary mountain vineyards in Mendocino County. The Petite Sirah comes from the Talmage Bench area just west of Ukiah on the eastern side of the valley. It is grown at an elevation of approximately 1,400 feet.. The grapes get very ripe, and give spicy berry fruit with dark, black inky color.

The Zinfandel comes from the Mendocino Ridge Appellation and is grown at an extreme elevation of 2,900 feet. These are very renowned grapes and grow right on the edge of what is deemed common for viticulture, resulting in very concentrated cranberry-raspberry flavors and aromas.

^$65.00

Stonehedge Winery

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2004 Terroir Select Petite Syrah
Mendocino

The Stonehedge 2004 Terroir Select Petite Syrah is produced exclusively from grapes grown in the famed "Pallini Ranch" Vineyard in Mendocino County. Pallini Ranch is a small grower ...more family who have been farming in Mendocino for 3 generations. These vines are among the oldest vineyards planted in the state of California. The results speak for themselves. The wine is dark, deep in color, nose of berries, it is full bodied, while it keeps its elegance. It has a strong concentrated flavor of blueberry that stays on your pallet for a long time. The balance between hard tannins and soft tannins are very healthy and help the age ability of the wine. This wine has the aging ability of 15 years.

^$26.00

The La Rochelle Winery

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2004 Petite Sirah
Heart Arrow Ranch, Mendocino

Boasting incredibly dark and opague purple color, the wine is replete with aromas of voilets, underbrush, licorice, and a varietally-correct and pungent berry/stone matrix in great ...more concentration. In the mouth, the wine's fruit is initially overcome by very firm chalky tannins, but with aeration, the abundant fruit and semi-sweet chocolate notes come to the front and provide beautiful, silky texture.

^$30.00

Titus Vineyards

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2005 Titus Napa Valley Petite Sirah
Napa Valley

It's a bold show-stopper wine with layers of blackberry, blue plum and cocoa. Known for its dark inky character, we call this our Blue Tooth wine.

^$35.00

Tolosa Winery

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2004 Tolosa Petite Sirah
Edna Valley

Deep black-violet in color, with wild, briar-patch and new leather aromas. Ripe blackberry jam, cassis, molasses, and dried orange peel on the palate, with a richness and balance t ...morehat are impressive in such a massive wine. Decanting or aging will help to tease out the more delicate aromas. Will pair nicely with roast lamb, marinated pork ribs, or tri-tip.

^$32.00

Unti Vineyards & Winery

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2004 Petite Sirah
Dry Creek Valley

While this inky wine will undoubtedly leave its mark on your teeth, it is much more complex and intensely fruity than the average Petite Sirah beast. Deep aromas of blackberry, ca ...moressis, pepper and toasty oak emerge from the glass if you give it some air. This full bodied â€œrockerâ€ should age nicely over the next 4 to 6 years.

Ursa Vineyards

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2004 Petit Sirah
El Dorado

^$22.00

Ursa Vineyards

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2004 Petit Sirah
Paso Robles

^$22.00

Ursa Vineyards

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2004 Petit Sirah-Vineyard Blend
El Dorado

^$16.00

Viano Vineyards

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2003 Petite Sirah

^$15.00

Wattle Creek Winery

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2005 Petite Sirah
Yorkville Highlands

This inky deep, purple and black wine is dense and extreme. Aromas express tight blackberry, molasses, anise, black pepper and dusty terroir with a hint of sweet oak. Flavors follo ...morew with Blackberry, tobacco, and subtle toasty oak. This intense wine exhibits tremendous structure and a lovely fine grain of tannin. Enjoy!

^$30.00

2004 Estate Petite Sirah
Paso Robles

CAW Rating: 99

100

1 reviews

Our Petite Sirah comes from some of the oldest plantings in the region. The wine has full tannins, rich dark fruit of black plums with spice flavors of black pepper, brown sugar and vanilla, and a long lingering full flavored finish.

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