Defines Paso Robles Petite Sirah with its soft, luxurious texture and wonderfully ripe fruit. Blackberry and cherry-pie filling, cola, beef jerky and sandalwood flavors flood the mouth, and are perfectly dry and moderate in alcohol. Drink now for sheer lusciousness.
— S.H.
(12/31/2010)
This is a very good blend from Paso Robles, showing the region’s ability to ripen red grapes. It’s a little on the soft side, but robust tannins provide good structure to the cherry, berry, beef jerky and pepper flavors. Drink now for freshness.
— S.H.
(12/31/2010)
Here’s a soft, lushly delicious wine to drink now with steak, veal, pork, chicken or just about anything that wants a dry, medium-bodied red wine. It’s rich in berry, currant, tobacco, spice and cedar flavors, and possesses that hard to define quality of finesse.
— S.H.
(12/31/2010)
Shows good blackberry and currant flavors, but there’s something off in the mouthfeel. It’s a sharpness, a rugged, tart green chlorophyll feeling that suggests unripe tannins.
— S.H.
(2/1/2011)