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Animale Petite Sirah (Yakima Valley)
Yakima Valley · Columbia Valley · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Petite Sirah
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Yakima Valley · Columbia Valley
- Appellation
- Yakima Valley
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
carnes vermelhas assadas · carnes grelhadas · ensopados · queijos curados
Rated vintages
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201388 pts
This wine presents aromas of flowers and purple fruit that are almost animalistic in nature. The palate boasts bright acidity and firm but far from inaccessible tannins. It's the purity, however, that most impresses.
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201190 pts
Along with the Dolcetto, this Petite Sirah tops the new releases for this micro-boutique winery. Bright and lightly toasty, it's a forward wine, with pretty cherry, cola and earth components. An appealing and supple streak of leather comes with hints of spice and butterscotch, a…
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201087 pts
Not surprisingly, this young wine has dense, potent tannins, along with plenty of stem and herb accents. It's balanced texturally, and has rather acidic, young fruit flavors of cranberry and raspberry. At the moment it is the most chewy and tannic of all the 2010 reds from Anima…