2011 Petite Sirah, Denier Handal Vineyard, Alexander Valley 750ml
2012 Petite Sirah, Denier Handal Vineyard, Alexander Valley 750ml
2013 Petite Sirah, Venturi Family Vineyard, Calpella, Mendocino County 750ml
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2011 Petite Sirah, Denier Handal Vineyard, Alexander Valley
Double Gold 2014 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Double Gold 2015 Sonoma County Harvest Fair
Immediately spicy in the nose, raspberry fruit, cedar and cinnamon all invite further exploration that leads, on the palate, to a dense chocolate like texture with abundant red and black berry fruit, chewy tannins, and a warm full-bodied finish.
2012 Petite Sirah, Denier Handal Vineyard, Alexander Valley
An explosive nose offers up ripe black fruit, with elements of toast and nuts, dried rose buds—like blackberry jam on toast. In the mouth a full body makes for a sweet entry followed by rich fruit, flavors of cocoa, chewy tannins and a long, lingering finish.
2013 Petite Sirah, Venturi Family Vineyard, Calpella, Mendocino County
Fragrant, red and black fruits, cedar, mint, molasses, cocoa powder and nutmeg, dried rose buds, and in the mouth!!!- ripe black fruit, berries, cedar, a tapestry of flavor and texture… chewy tannins augur a long and eventful life.
Specs
2011 Petite Sirah, Denier Handal Vineyard, Alexander Valley
Harvest Notes
Generally cooler, and finishing with early rains, we were lucky to harvest our Alexander Valley Petite Sirah just as the rains began, and before the water was able to dilute the sugar and flavor of the fruit. The cooler year allowed a degree of elegance in this normally rough-hewn varietal. Nonetheless the wine will age for many years to come.
Winemaker: Peter Wellington, Glen Ellen, and California
Harvest date: Oct 4, 2011
Single Vineyard Designate: The Handal Family Vineyard, Alexander Valley Sonoma County
In the Cellar: Fermentation in open top tanks with manual punch down 2 - 4 times a day
Length of time in fermentor: 10 days
Oak Regimen: Aged in 2-year-old French oak barrels for 18 months.
Bottled Date: Dec 13, 2013. Unfined with a light filtration. 150 cases
Alcohol: 15.4%
pH: 3.68
Residual Sugar: Less than 0.1%
Varietals: 95% Petite Sirah, 5% Zinfandel
Alexander Valley Terroir: Warm Region III; Soils of rocky, medium clay; grown on the valley floor along the Russian River in the Alexander Valley, Sonoma County.
2012 Petite Sirah, Denier Handal Vineyard, Alexander Valley
Winemaker: Peter Wellington, Glen Ellen, and California
Alcohol: 14.9%
2013 Petite Sirah, Venturi Family Vineyard, Calpella, Mendocino County
Winemaker: Peter Wellington, Glen Ellen, and California
Harvest dates: Sept. 15, 2013
Single Vineyard Designate: The Venturi Family Vineyard, Mendocino County
In the Cellar: Fermentation in open top tanks with manual punch down 2 - 4 times a day
Length of fermentations: 3 day cold soak followed by 5-day active fermentation.
Oak Regimen: Aged in 2-year-old French oak barrels for 19 months.
Bottled Date: December, 2014 Unfined with a light filtration
Alcohol: 15.1%
pH: 3.6
Residual Sugar: Less than 0.1%
Varietals: 90% Petite Sirah, 10% Zinfandel
Redwood Valley Terroir: Dry farmed in soils of rocky, medium clay.