Some great Petite Sirahs are coming from the Clarksburg appellation,
and ours is no exception. Silver
medal winner at the 2005 Pacific Rim International Wine
Competition, the 2005 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
and the San Diego International Wine Competition.
Dark plum purple with blackberry fruit aromas. This robust wine
packs a lot of concentrated spicy fruit into a long pleasant
finish
The peppery spice and chewy tannins make this Petitee Sirah an
excellent match for full flavored, rib-sticking fare, such as
lamb kebab, barbecued beef or any choice steak.
The Clarksburg appellation is known for producing
top quality Petite Sirah, mainly due to its ideal climate for
this varietal. As the Sacramento Valley heats up during the
day, it pulls in the cool maritime breeze from the bay, which
allows warm summer days and cool evenings. We take special care
in all aspects of our grape growing from deficit irrigation,
to precise pruning techniques to handpicking at harvest.
Grapes were handpicked, then destemmed and crushed into a temperature
controlled tank. The grapes were cold soaked for 48 hours and
then were inoculated with yeast. The wine was pumped-over several
times a day until the end of fermentation, where the wine had
an additional time of extended maceration. After pressing, the
wine was transferred to oak barrels for 10 months of aging.
About 35% of these barrels were new American oak and the remaining
were neutral older oak barrels.
Some great Petite Sirahs are coming from the Clarksburg appellation,
and ours is no exception. 
