Matchbook Petite Sirah 2020
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Petite Sirah grown in the Dunnigan Hills produces the full-bodied, well-structured
wine expected from this distinct varietal. This deeply colored red wine delivers on the aromatics: lots of sweet, brambly blackberry and saddle leather. The flavors are an intense mix of boysenberry, plum and blackberry jam, vanilla spice and nutmeg. The grape’s natural juiciness is mouth filling and a nice counter point to the dense tannins.
Matchbook Petite Sirah is delicious on its own yet has the structure to stand up to grilled lamb chops, slow-roasted ribs or a spicy chili.
Blend: 86% Petite Sirah, 14% Petit Verdot
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Massive black-fruit flavors meet massive tannins in this mouth-puckering, palate-drenching wine. It oozes deep flavors of dark chocolate, black pepper and blackberry. It’s a great value for those who appreciate Petite Sirah. Best from 2026. Editors’ Choice.
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With its deep color, firm tannins and bold flavors, there is nothing petite about Petite Sirah. The variety, originally known as Durif in the Rhône, took on its more popular moniker after being imported to California in the early 1880s. Quintessentially recognized today as a grape of the Golden State, Petite Sirah works well blended with Zinfandel and finds success as a single varietal wine in the state’s warmer districts. Somm Secret—Petite Sirah is not a smaller version of Syrah but it is an offspring of Syrah and the now nearly extinct French Alpine variety called Peloursin.
Mitigated by mild Sacramento River Delta breezes, the Dunnigan Hills appellation is in the northwest portion of Yolo County and has a Mediterranean climate.