Inky purple color. Aromas of toasty floury blackberry pie crust and dark chocolate powder follow through on a round, brisk entry to a fruit light-to-medium body with good depth and light chewy tannins on the breezy finish. A pleasant, carefree sipper.
Petite Sirah wines are popular with US consumers. It is a rich red wine with dark hue and firm tannins. This is a grape variety which produces an excellent red wine that's very dark and often described as "peppery." These wines also have a dense blackberry fruit character. The grape’s similarity to parent Syrah became confusing for early California vintners. Today, Petite Sirah is predominantly planted in California, where it does well. The grape variety known as "Petite Sirah" in California is the same as the French variety Durif. DNA evidence confirmed this in 1997. Petite Sirah is related to the true Syrah of the Rhone Valley and the old French variety Peloursin. Read More...
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