Blend: 80% Petite Sirah, 20% Carignane This Petite Sirah is bold, yet elegant. Bringing Carignane into the blend adds abroader and softer dimension to the finished wine, along with a hint of rose petalin the bouquet punctuated with currants, blackberry, pepper and earthy spice. Theflavors are of ripe dense blackberries, hints of vanilla, currants, black olives, and exoticspices. While this wine should age from 12 to 20 years, don't miss the opportunityto experience it now. Pair this beauty with d...

Highly ripened blackberry fruit is joined by a confected, perfumy note in the aromas of this full-bodied wine, and while the mouth is also endowed with identifiable fruit, the combination of odd, chocolate cake flavors and overwhelming tannins conspire in a most unflattering manner.