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2020 Petite Sirah

2020 Petite Sirah
Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Varietal
Petite Sirah
Appellation
Monterey
Vineyard
Hames Valley
Harvest Date
Sep 30 - Oct 3, 2020
pH
3.65
Aging
40% French oak 30% Hungarian oak, 30% American oak 33% new, 18 months
Bottling Date
Aug 11, 2022
Alcohol %
14.9
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$42.00
 
SKU: 20SVIPS7EMONH22

There is nothing petite about Petite Sirah. Rather it earned its name from the small size of the berries, which creates a high skin-to-pulp ratio that gives this wine its dark, inky pigmentation and high tannin levels. This workhorse variety produces some of the most powerful reds on earth and can dance along the edge of muscular versus elegant in a way like no other varietal. The trick when making P.S. is to highlight the fruit and tame the tannins.

Our 2020 Petite Sirah is ripe, full-bodied and opaque in color, as it should be. The nose is bold with aromas of blackberry, fig, elderberry and ripe plum, and notes of cigar box and mocha. The palate is full-bodied with balanced acidity and structured tannins, integrated bright black fruit, and a lengthy finish with subtle oak notes.

Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Varietal
Petite Sirah
Appellation
Monterey
Vineyard
Hames Valley
Harvest Date
Sep 30 - Oct 3, 2020
pH
3.65
Aging
40% French oak 30% Hungarian oak, 30% American oak 33% new, 18 months
Bottling Date
Aug 11, 2022
Alcohol %
14.9
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Wine Profile
Vineyard
The fruit for our 2020 Petite Sirah was grown on our sustainably certified Hames Valley Vineyard in the Hames Valley AVA. Located at the southern end of the Salinas Valley, this lesser-known appellation is flanked by the Santa Lucia Range to the west and the rugged Gabilans to the east. Sheltered from the afternoon winds, Hames Valley possesses some of the largest diurnal temperature swings in Monterey County, with a 50° day-to-night fluctuation quite common. The combination of warm days, crisp nights and an incredibly long growing season make this an ideal locale for big, tannic reds.
Varietal Composition
100% Petite Sirah
Winemaking
The grapes for our 2020 Petite Sirah were hand harvested and then destemmed into small, one and a half-ton fermenter bins. During fermentation, we gently punched down the cap two times per day to gently extract color, tannins and flavor from the grape solids. The wine was then racked clean to a mix of small oak barrels for secondary fermentation and aged for 18 months before bottling.
Cases Produced
290