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The Wine News Magazine - Petite Sirah -- Loving the other Rhône (7718 words) |
 | Because Petites are some of the longest-lived of California's red wines, smoothing out their tannins and taking on a mellowness with 10, 15 or 20 years in the cellar, they make a savvy choice as a gift for a child who will turn 21 a generation from now. |
| EOS has almost 88 acres of estate and contracted petite sirah, and from this wealth of fruit Felten focuses on one block of 45-year-old, head-pruned vines from the Peck Ranch east of Paso Robles for his spare-no-expense Cupa Grandis (the name is Latin for "grand barrel") bottling. |
| Switchback Ridge, 2000 Petite Sirah, Peterson Family Vineyard, Napa Valley -- $45 (14.5% alc./310 cases): Brambly flberry fruit and mocha define the nose and are replicated on the palate in bright, intense flavors enhanced by notes of brown spice, dried herbs, fl pepper and a subtle tarry component. |
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