Thursday, March 25, 2010

CONCANNON CONSERVANCY PETITE SIRAH - 2007

From Livermore Valley in California. 13.5% alcohol. 97% Petite Sirah, 3% Petit Verdot. Aged in French and American oak barrels.

TASTING NOTES:

Dark purple color with a huge nose of blackberries and blueberry pie. Some alcohol on the nose as well. On the palate lots of black fruit, wild berries, mocha and plum notes. Charred oak on the finish overpowers the fruit.

SCORE & RECOMMENDATION:

87 PTS
A well-made wine but the alcohol seems to be showing through a little too much. Perhaps some time in the bottle will settle this wine down. I have to say that the alcohol detracted from the wine and effected my score. Otherwise, I would have rated this wine higher. It is a supple and rich wine with good fruit and character. Retails around $15 a bottle. Concannon also makes a Limited Release Petite Sirah and each year it is one of my favorite value wines on the market as the quality is consistently there vintage after vintage.

posted by Winecentric at 10:23 AM

2 Comments:

  • Thanks for sharing the tasting notes of CONCANNON CONSERVANCY PETITE SIRAH - 2007. It looks economical at $15. Will give it a try this weekend.

    By Anonymous Hampers, at Friday, March 26, 2010 4:31:00 AM  

  • Was a little disappointed in this petite after alot of good press. I agree it needs some time. For $10, try the Line 39 Petite Sirah by Cecchetti Racke. Both of these reviews are posted on 12/30 and 12/31 at www.corkedwine.blogspot.com.

    By Blogger in vino veritas, at Wednesday, April 07, 2010 4:41:00 PM  

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