Earthquake Petite Sirah Lodi
| Style: | Red Wine |
| Grape Type: | Petite Sirah |
| Region: | Other California |
User Reviews
How can you give this wine a one star! This wine is the perfect example jammy, unbelievable, deep, explode in your mouth petite syrah. And tell me, which wine did you find better, Bogle??? Please remove your review.
But they don't deliver in New York. Too bad.Not fair
Great stuff! When you squirrel, sniff and sip this wine, you'll be loving its unique taste qualities.
I was really in the mood for a Petite Sirah (we were grilling Elk Backstrap) and thought I would try this wine. I should have known better since the fruit is from Lodi -- where they can only make table wine. The wine had big juicy dark fruit on the nose, but no nuance, the acidity was out of whack and the finish ended abruptly. Will not buy ever again. For those wanting a real Petite Sirah, try Elyse or Stags Leap.
Too much like a Red Zin... didn't like...had better for much less.. YUK! ********************************************************************************** March/2009: Addendum to my review (which, in reponse to E12809688 (above), I will *not* remove, and I would never deign to ask the same of anyone, even if I disagreed with a review they wrote) the Concannon 05 was much better, even for it's price point of $15.
What I will say is that petite sirah is the durif grape varietal and should taste as such, not this over-extracted "red zin" clone. If you want red zin, buy a red zin, but this is where I believe most domestic producers go wrong..don't imitate a red zin for marketing purposes, let the true grape characteristics come through.
An example of a Superb Petite Sirah is the 2003 JC Cellars Frediani Vineyards Petite Sirah ($40). Awesome body, not over-oaked, true to the grape, and wonderful, pure balance.
So..E12809688, I stand by my rating, and my review. (if you look, I am not the only one who gave this a low score..) I will also invite you to enjoy your bottle, and your opinion, but it's quite a bit odious for you to claim, especially in a public forum such as this, that I don't hav a right to mine.
Thanks.


