1.5L 2020 Petite Sirah
A truly elegant and balanced wine for the “big red” lovers. What a vintage!
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- Vintage
- 2020
- Appellation / source
- Rancho Santa Ynez
- Size
- 1.5 L (magnum)
- Alcohol
- 13.6%
- Vineyard
- Rancho Santa Ynez
- Ageing
- 18 months
- Barrels
- 7.5
- Clones
- 3
- Availability
- Available
Nose (aromas): digestif herbs, cocoa powder, elderberry
Flavor (palate): violets, fresh blackberry, dark chocolate
Winemaker's Notes: First off, what a delicious wine! Petite Sirah is heavy bodied, therefore it will need equally “heavy” foods to compete. For something simple like cheeses, try an aged Gouda, Camembert, or even a blue cheese which could work quite nicely. For a plant based approach, I would grill some root veggies on the grill (think grill marks), or make your favorite spicy medley that includes legumes like black beans. For meat, simple but well seasoned roasted or bbq’d beef will do the trick, but make sure to get some kind of “char” on it!
Aging Potential: Now-2034+
Additional Info: This wine was aged in barrel 18 months, and now has been in bottle for almost two years! Historically for us, Petite Sirah has needed that time in bottle to show the rich, intricate layers that make up this wine. Feel free to age this bottle for at least another couple of years, but if you drink now, decant for 30 mins to 1 hour!
"Well,I thought our 2019 Petite Sirah may have been an anomaly in its weight to elegance ratio, but I was wrong. The 2020 vintage of Petite Sirah is back and amazing as ever. It carries the density of a rich Napa Cabernet, but its structure is elegant and playful. Rich black fruit, opulent spices, and dark florals commingle to create a wine that I think anyone would recognize as a shining star of the 2020 vintage. Pop this cork, let it open up, and prepare to be blown away."
Chase Carhartt - Co-Winemaker
