California
Petite Blend
Syrah · Petite Sirah blend
A focused blending experiment: ten percent Petite Sirah added to Syrah, creating a deeper, more powerful wine while keeping the blend approachable and aromatic.
Wine highlights
01 / Progress
The wine,
step by step.
- Blend90 / 10
Ten percent changes the frame
Adding 10% Petite Sirah to the Syrah deepened the color, strengthened the tannin, and made the profile more concentrated.
- Élevage18 months
New French oak
The blend fermented and aged for 18 months in new French oak.
- Finish8 months
Stainless integration
Eight additional months in stainless allowed the components to settle together before bottling.
02 / Tasting record · Cellar record
“More power and color, still approachable.”
The blend shows ripe black fruit, pepper, dark chocolate, and earth over firm tannins and a velvety, lingering finish.
Wine profile
- Fruit
- Blackberry · black cherry · blueberry
- Depth
- Pepper · dark chocolate · earth
- Tannin
- Firm and structured
03 / Notes
What stays
in the record.
The experiment
The question was simple: what would 10% Petite Sirah add to the Syrah? The answer in the original record was color, concentration, power, complexity, and a firmer structural finish.