{"title":"PETITE SIRAH","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/GrapeBanner2.jpg?v=1543876090\" alt=\"Organic Vines in Vineyard\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePetite Sirah (also known as Durif) is a red wine grape variety popular in North America. In the Americas the grape is known as Petite Sirah while in the rest of the world it is described as Durif. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe grape variety takes its name from Dr. Francois Durif who discovered it in 1880 in the Rhone Valley, France. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprimarily grown in the Riverina and Riverland districts of Australia, California, Washington State, Ontario, France and Israel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh tannins and acidity are signature characteristics of the Petite Sirah grape which offers great ageing potential to the wines. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorically it was used as a blending element to add body and structure to weaker wines, but it is now gaining greater recognition for the production of quality single varietal wines. The flavour profile includes blackberry, chocolate and black pepper notes with subtler liquorice and herbal overtones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"shafer-vineyards-relentless","title":"Shafer Vineyards Relentless 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eShafer's Relentless is a red wine that originates in a rugged, sloping vineyard planted within the chaparral foothills of the Vaca Mountains, along Napa Valley’s arid, cooler southeast corridor. For more than a decade this site has produced a consistently rich, elegant proprietary blend of Syrah and Petite Sirah. The soul of the wine, though, comes from its namesake, Shafer’s longtime winemaker, Elias Fernandez. Before the first vintage was bottled in 1999 and before the first label was printed, the Shafer family wanted this wine to honour Elias for the key attribute they believed put him in a class all of his own - his relentless pursuit of quality in winemaking. Doug Shafer and Elias Fernandez originally conceived Relentless as a field blend, meaning that the vineyard site was planted to 80 percent Syrah and 20 percent Petite Sirah. Since then the two grape varieties were picked, crushed and fermented as one. For ten vintages the Shafer team produced the wine in this style winning over consumers and critics alike. The 2008 vintage was named Wine Spectator’s “Wine of the Year” in November, 2012. In the first vintages, the wine was dominated by the Petite Sirah’s blueberry, smoke and char aromas and flavours. But as years went by and the vines matured, it was the Syrah that began to take the lead position with it rich, meaty aromas and flavours in combination with more floral, perfumed characteristics. As with each of their wines the Shafer team kept asking if Relentless had reached its finest expression. With this pursuit in mind the decision was made to move away from the structure of a field blend toward an approach similar to Hillside Select® in which only the most compelling, refined fruit of the vintage determined the make-up of the wine. 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In the mouth, it is velvety, smooth, and full-bodied, leaving a long, fruity finish that warms you right up. Because it is such a robust and flavour-packed wine, it needs hearty, comforting food to match. It is the absolute dream pairing for a proper steak and ale pie, a thick-cut ribeye steak with peppercorn sauce, or a tray of slow-cooked, sticky barbecue ribs. A brilliant, crowd-pleasing choice for anyone who loves their reds big and beautiful. 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Petite Sirah is a close relative to Syrah and like Syrah, it is a dark-coloured grape that yields wines with floral aromas, deep colour and full, rich tannins. To moderate tannins, the team at Ridge ferment the grapes de-stemmed, as whole berries. Ageing in twenty-five percent new oak over sixteen months has softened the wine. The 2019 Lytton Estate Petite Sirah manages to capture the power of the variety within an accessible wine. The nose is deep and inky, but lifted by floral notes; the palate is tannic and mineral-driven, yet has a juiciness to the fruit that renders it delicious even at this early stage. 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Unlike their single-vineyard wines, which reflect the distinctive character of each site, Three Valleys represents the blending of vineyards and winemaking at its finest. Zinfandel determines the wine’s varietal character alongside additions of Petite Sirah, Syrah and Alicante Bouschet. After aging for 12 months in barrel, the tannins have softened and brought out the fruit. A nose of toasty oak, strawberry jam, mixed berry pie, black tea and baking spice. Layered black and blue fruit on the palate with milk chocolate, cherry, garrigue and textured tannins on the finish. 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