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Wine Details
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Description:
This Petite Sirah was crafted from the finest Petite Sirah grapes grown on the North Slope of Mount St. Helena. It hints of white chocolate, raspberries and finishes with slight tones of black pepper and vanilla. This soft and drinkable wine goes well with red meat and tomato pasta dishes. Try it with your favorite dish!
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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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