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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

Deux Amis Winery

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2004 Petite Sirah
Alexander Valley

Each whiff offers a new series of aromas-blackberry, licorice, cola, black pepper, plum and more. Then all of these characteristics reappear on the palate, tightly wrapped around t ...morehe raspberry and vanillin oak core. The robust flavors and mouth feel beg for sheppard's pie, beef stew, tri-tip grilled medium-rare or a decadent chocolate dessert. Give this wine a little little cellar aging and you'll find it hard to keep your hands off it.

Alex Vyborny's vineyard, located in the heart of the Alexander Valley, is the source of Deux Amis' 2004 Petite Sirah. The terraced, low yielding vineyard produces incredibly intense and rich fruit year after year.

Guglielmo Winery

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2005 Private Reserve Petite Sirah
Santa Clara Valley

This very limited Guglielmo family specialty opens with dark plum and tart cherry fruit aromas with a potpourri of spice. This grapeâ€™s typical black pepper component is backed by ...more cinnamon, leather, and a dusting of oak. The plum and pepper elements continue to the palate leading to a lingering dried fruit finish. Medium-bodied in style, this wine should be the perfect accompaniment for grilled beef, leg of lamb, and game dishes.

WINEMAKERS NOTES:
Produced predominately from old vine Petite Sirah first planted by our Grandfather over 70 years ago. These vines continue to yield a Petite Sirah of unusual depth and character. To add complexity to the nose we included a small portion of Santa Clara Valley Merlot. This wine should continue to open up and gain additional complexities in the bottle for at least another 5â€“8 years. The 2005 vintage yielded approximately 556 cases.

New 2005 Vintage
Varietal Composition: 86% Petite Sirah 14% Merlot
Alcohol: 12.8%
Released August 2007

^$18.00

Lucchesi Vineyards and Winery

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2006 Petite Sirah
Lodi

Our Petite Sirah is inky and dense in color with opening aromas of ripe fruit supported by underlying spice and earth. The palate is rich and fruit forward with firm tannin and lon ...moreg finish.

^$32.00

ONX Wine

CAW Rating: 80

100

1 reviews

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

2004 Petites Sirah
Irish Vineyards Winery

CAW Rating: 99

100

1 reviews

Multi Award Winning Wine... Bold, Fruity ad delicious. No other Peties Sirah will ever compare... Has won International, State and local awards.

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