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"Elegant, offering good concentration and subtlety to the flavors of wild plum and dark cherry. Well-structured, with a long, rich finish of cocoa butter and spice notes."

"Petite Sirah is a dark rich wine, the nose is richly aromatic with notes of lavender, black olives and vanilla, with notes of old world complexity. The wine velvety on the palate and has a long creamy finish."

"Glistening red in color with violet blossom and sour cherry characters accompanied by aromas of mocha, earth, tobacco and toasted oak. Velvety texture with a long, elegant finish."

"As tends to be the case, this is tighter, more focused, more powerful and a bit harder edged than the Petit Castel – not surprising considering that this is Cabernet-dominated and the Petit Castel is Merlot-dominated – but they still have similar styles. This is a moderately earthy wine this year – less earthy than the 2009 Petit Castel, though – with seductive texture and focus."

"The color of the wine is dark bordeaux purple, aroma reminiscent of ripe red & black fruit, delicate minerality and gentle spicing. The wine tastes lusty, rich, and full-bodied with a fruity harmonic finish."