A big, up-front and full-bodied effort, the 2011 Petite Sirah (aged in 40% new oak) offers up beautiful dark fruits, spring flowers, underbrush, mint and crushed rock-like minerality. Nicely concentrated, with a rocking mid-palate and ripe tannin, it will have over a decade of longevity.
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