Origin: Lodi. CA
Grape: Petite Sirah
Year: 2011
Alcohol: 11%
Price point: $10
Year Reviewed: 2019
Some of my favorite Petite Syrahs are in the price point of around $20, so you should have seen how ecstatic I was when I found this Lodi Petite Sirach for under $10. Clear dark garnet in color, this Petite Sirah comes from a winemaker who does a lot with zinfandel. Chocolate and mocha burst in the glass upon your nose. I thought I was smelling some Ghirardelli dark chocolate and some chocolate coffee blend. Upon tasting, it was lighter than most Petite Syrahs I have had and seemed younger than a 2011. Lots of sweet cherry and currant flavors. For those who want to try a different grape and not spend a load of money, this would be a good adventure for you. This wine didn’t stain my teeth purple as the more stronger tannic Petite Syrahs have. I am rating this under 90 points, but for $9.99, give it a try if you want to see what this grape is all about.
History: Petite Sirah (or Durif, the grape’s original name) was created by botanist Francois Durif in Montpellier, France around 1880. The grape is a cross between Syrah and the even more rare: Peloursin. It was imported to America by Charles McIver in the mid-1880s where it got it’s new name: Petite Sirah.
Petite Sirah is one of the deepest, most opaque red wines with very high levels of anthocyanin (an antioxidant). There is at least one reason to try it!!!
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My grandfather on my mother’s side, Amelio Belluomini, came to America when he was sixteen from Lucca, Italy in April of 1913. My mother’s family originally farmed in the islands of the Sacramento River Delta, and in the early 1920s bought 200 acres in Lodi.
http://www.oakridgewinery.com/about-us/the-people/rudy-maggio/