Concannon Reserve Petite Sirah (Livermore Valley)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Other

Uva

Petite Sirah

País

United States

Região

Livermore Valley · Central Coast

Denominação

Livermore Valley

Corpo

full

Acidez

medium

Tanino

high

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201392 pts

  A very dark color and extremely concentrated fruit flavors give this dry and firmly tannic wine a lot of substance. It feels tightly wound, and will need time for the tannins to soften and let the tight, tart blackberry and bitter-chocolate flavors open up for more enjoyment. Kn…

• 201290 pts

  This big and brawny bottling from the first winery to popularize the varietal is full bodied and appropriately tannic while offering meaty, smoky, savory aromas and flavors. It is dry and a bit astringent in texture, needing rich food to go with it, or at least until 2022 in the…

• 201091 pts

  From the winery that first popularized Petite Sirah in California, this vintage has vivid black-pepper aromas and a deep, inky color. Rich and concentrated flavors suggest pomegranate juice, blackberries and clove. Lavish and layered tannins give the texture an almost thick visc…

• 200887 pts

  Concannon's Reserve Petite swirls in plum, dark chocolate and coconut with densely layered tannins that are expertly contained. No puckering here.

• 200688 pts

  Hard in tannins and acidic, this is a pretty unrelieved wine when it comes to palate enjoyment. It's not offering much, but there is a big heart of blackberries and dark, ripe cherries, leading to speculations about ageability. Since this is Petite Sirah, it's likely to graduall…

• 200592 pts

  Petite Sirah is Concannon's specialty, and their Livermore vineyard makes a California classic. The wine is varietally true, with firm, dry tannins framing massive flavors of berries, cherries, chocolate, plums and Asian spicebox. Should age effortlessly for a very long time, in…

• 200490 pts

  An exceptionally fine Petite Sirah, except don't even think of opening it for a while. Made with a little Merlot, it's a dark, tannic wine, with complex flavors of blackberries, currants, plums, balsamic, tamari, cola, chocolate and dusty spices. But those pesky tannins sting th…