description: Petite Sirah can handle high alcohol better than most California reds, and while this one is 15.7% and has a chili pepper heat, its inherent size makes it more or less balanced. The tannins are gigantic, and the fruit is enormous in blackberry jam, black currant, dark chocolate and coffee flavors. Heat actually works as a seasoning, rather than a defect, in such a wine.
variety: Petite Sirah
designation: Rhodes Vineyard