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2009 Carlisle Winery Petite Sirah Palisades Vineyard Napa Valley
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2009 Carlisle Winery Petite Sirah Palisades Vineyard Napa Valley

Producer: Carlisle Winery
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Petite Sirah
Origin: California
Region: Napa

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93 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2011

Glass-staining purple.  Intense, exotically perfumed bouquet of blueberry, boysenberry, incense, black pepper and cola.  Lush, expansive and surprisingly lively on the palate, offering sweet dark fruit flavors and firming but velvety tannins.  Finishes with outstanding clarity and cling, repeating the boysenberry and violet notes. 

86 Points | Wine Spectator
94-96+ Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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About Napa Valley

Napa Valley is the most famous wine-growing area in the U.S. It begins at the base of Mount St. Helena in the north and tapers off some 30 miles to the south into the floodplain where the Napa River enters San Francisco Bay. From Mount St. Helena to the city of Napa, the valley is defined by two north-south ridgelines of the Coast Range Mountains.
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Petite Sirah

Even though the origins of this grape are in France, California is the place to look for the best expressions of Petite Sirah. The "Petite" in the name refers not to the size of the vines but rather to the size of the grapes. In fact, the high skin to juice ratio that accompanies the small berries allows Petite Sirah to produce wines with high tannins and...
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