Olabisi Wines
2007 Suisun Valley Petite Sirah
Petite Sirah •King Vineyard
California: Sonoma County: Suisun Vallley
Mission Briefing
Mondo Vino
Thank you, Ted Osborne! We loved Ted’s fantastic 2006 Petite, but today’s 2007 King Vineyard Petite Sirah is simply remarkable.
Aromas and flavors, while bold and big, are also very balanced and elegant. This wine does not slap you around like examples that come from rival regions.
Spin this wine vigorously in your glass or decant for best results. After about 20 minutes of decanting, the wine really opens up, revealing greater dimension, fuller flavors and even more character. Where the wine is slightly tight on opening, decanting brings forth a more fully rounded - and even more delicious - experience.
We paired ours with a perfect, seared, rare New York strip steak rubbed with Himalayan pink salt, cracked pepper, and garlic. The combination was perfection! Be sure to stock up on this ready to drink, age worthy Petite Sirah.
Tasting Profile
| Look: | Dark burgundy, with a very dark heart. The wine is clear, not opaque, but you really need to strain your eyes to see through it. At the glass wall, a thick ring of beautiful magenta encircles the wine. After a swirl, tall, skinny, colored tears move very slowly down the glass. |
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| Smell: | Very aromatic, with bold fruit, spice and earthen scents leaping from the glass. Rich, ripe blackberry, blueberry and dark cherry are way out in front. Just behind these, dark chocolate, brown spice, dried leaves, leather and green tobacco leaf provide the perfect balance to all of the up-front fruit. |
| Taste: | Bold and dark with ripe blackberry, seared plum, darkest blueberry, currant and black cherry. As the wine opens up, additional flavors emerge, including cocoa powder, soft spice, chalky minerals and hints of star anise, black pepper and dried violets. |
| Finish: | Extremely long, drying and packed with dark fruit flavors, that gradually yield to spice, minerals, dried dark flowers and black pepper at the tail end. |
| Pairing: | We paired ours with a perfect, seared, rare New York strip steak rubbed with Himalayan pink salt, cracked pepper and garlic. The combination was perfection! |
What the Winery Says
- Winemaker
- Ted Osborne
- Appellation
- Suisun Valley, California
- Cooperage
- 17 months in French oak, 50% new
- ABV
- 14.5%