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Wine Details
Price:
$28.00 per bottle
Description:
This wine is another stunning example of what this underappreciated variety can do on the Trentadue terroir. This is my fourth vintage at Trentadue and it reflects better understanding of this varietal. The main difficulties in the making of Petite Sirah is controlling the tannins. Over-extraction is tempting but does not always lead to better wine. The wine has massive but soft, ripe tannins in the mouth. There is a concentrated black fruit aroma with hints of earth, leather and chocolate. This wonderfully solid wine will age well for a decade.
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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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