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Wine Details
Price:
$27.00 per bottle
Description:
A core of ripe, juicy blueberry fruit backed by sturdy tannins typical of Petite Sirah. Reflecting balance in the vineyard and gentle handling at the winery, the 2002 Petite Sirah is huge, yet accessible. The wine will be ready to drink upon release, but will also benefit from cellaring. The 2002 vintage was warm and temperate. In general, the vintage has the potential to yield wines with considerable depth, structure and fully expressed fruit characteristics.
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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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