Switchback Ridge Peterson Family Vineyard Petite Sirah 2001

Professional Ratings

• 96 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  One of the most extraordinary Petite Sirahs I have ever tasted, this offering, fashioned by Pride Mountain’s winemaker, Bob Foley, boasts a saturated purple color as well as a gorgeous perfume of lilacs, graphite, creme de cassis, blackberries, and scorched earth. It is viscous, layered, and thick, with a tremendous wealth of fruit and glycerin concealing what must be lofty tannin. Drink it over the next 15-20 years.
• 92 Wine Spectator
  Bold and assertive, with crushed berry, black pepper, wild berry and leathery overtones; it's a mouthful to be sure, with dense, rich tannins and a long, complex finish.