Theopolis Vineyards Estate Grown Petite Sirah 2016:
Description: This Estate Grown Petite Sirah has a bouquet of delicious and ripe black fruit. The wine is full-bodied, rich, and flavorful on the palate with hints of black pepper, lavender, wild cherry, and black tea. It has fine tannins with a lovely depth and texture, creating a pure and smooth finish. This vintage will age beautifully for decades.
Varietal: 100% Petite Sirah
Harvest Date: October 11, 2016
Bottling Date: July 21, 2018
Vinification: This vintage of our Petite Sirah was fermented in 0.75-ton bins, manually punched down, aged in 25% new and 75% neutral French oak barrels for 22 months, bottled unfined and unfiltered
Alcohol: 14%
Color: Black-Purple
Food Pairing Suggestions: Petite Sirah pairs well with barbecue, stews, braised and grilled beef, pot roast, veal, wild game, oxtails, charcuterie, lamb, sausage or dark chocolate
Production: 280 Cases
Awards:
91 POINTS - WINE ENTHUSIAST
"This full-bodied wine adds smoky oaky peppery flavors to the grape variety's natural black-fruit and tannin combo for a rowdy, beefy personality that rivals a savory Syrah. The tannins feel tight, however, and the wine needs time to mellow. Best after 2024."
2018 Bronze Medal - San Francisco International Wine Competition
2019 Gold Medal - San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2019 Gold Medal, 94 Points - Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge
2019 Silver Medal - Sunset International Wine Competition
Theopolis Vineyards is a small lot vineyard and hand-crafted winery located in California’s prestigious Yorkville Highlands of the Anderson Valley. Situated along Highway 128 in southeastern Mendocino County near the border of Sonoma County, the AVA is a highly elevated, rugged interior wine-growing area. Established in 2003, Wine Critic Robert Parker bestowed upon wine made from grapes harvested from Theopolis Vineyards a stellar rating of 94-96 points, a spectacular showing for the vintner’s first harvest in 2006.
