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Wine Specs
Vintage
2015
Varietal
Petite Sirah
2015 Petite Sirah Reserve
In Stock
PETITE SIRAH IS PERHAPS THE BEST GROWING RED GRAPE IN CLARKSBURG AND THIS LIMITED PRODUCTION WINE WAS CRAFTED TO SHOWCASE THE UNIQUENESS OF THE REGION. THIS DECADENT WINE IS INKY PLUM PURPLE IN COLOR WITH DRAMATIC DARK FRUIT NOTES AND A FULL BODIED PALATE THAT IS STUDDED WITH NOTES OF CASSIS, RICH BERRY PIE, DARK COCOA, AND EARTHY MINERALITY. THE FINISH IS LUSH, LONG, AND COMPLEX WITH STURDY TANNINS, BALANCED ACIDITY AND LINGERING OAK CHARACTER.
2022 CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR WINE COMPETITION - BRONZE - 84 POINTS
2021 San Francisco chronicle wine competition - bronze
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HOW IT WAS MADE
THERE WERE ONLY 8 BARRELS OF THIS SMALL LOT PETITE SIRAH PRODUCED. THE GRAPES WERE HAND HARVESTED, DESTEMMED, AND COLD SOAKED PRIOR TO FERMENTIATION. FOLLOWING THE COLD SOAK, YEAST WAS ADDED AND A COLD, SLOW PRIMARY FERMENTATION ENSUED FOR 2 WEEKS. THE WINE THEN COMPLETED 100 PERCENT MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION AND WAS AGED FOR 4 YEARS (52 MONTHS) IN SEGUIN MOREAU AMERICAN/FRENCH OAK HYBRID BARRELS.
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APPELLATION: Clarksburg
GRAPE VARIETAL: Petite Sirah
COOPERAGE: 100% new medium toast American oak w/ high toast French oak heads
FLAVOR PAIRINGS: Bacon Wrapped Tenderloin - Mushroom Risotto - Dark Chocolate Truffles - Braised Beef Lasagna
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