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Wine Details
Price:
$24.00 per bottle
Description:
This wine is a perfect example of why we are seeing a resurgence of interest in this historic grape variety. Grown on old world head pruned vines in the Napa Valley, the fruit in this wine is brimming with blueberry, blackberry and plum. On the palate the wine is very big with mouth filling tannins and body for which our Petite Sirah is justly renowned. This wine will age for many years, if you can wait, put this wine down for a few years, if not, we recommend decanting for maximum enjoyment.
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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.
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