A winemaker-select blend of Petite Sirah, Syrah, Zinfandel and Peloursin, The Sire is named in honor of the prized, champion Suffolk breeding rams grazing the rocky hills that later became our Coble Ranch vineyard.
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TASTING NOTES This deep, intense wine offers vibrant aromas of baking spices, ripe blackberry, and bramble fruit. On the palate, it is rich and velvety, featuring bold flavors of mixed berry pie, cocoa, and a touch of minerality. Well-balanced, it concludes with lingering notes of dark fruit and bittersweet cocoa.
PRODUCTION NOTES Our Petite Sirah block is planted in the traditional French style, with the Petite Sirah, Primitivo, and Peloursin, vines interspersed throughout the vineyard block. Our winemaker selected Lot 2 for this wine. The grapes were harvested in the early morning to maintain a cool temperature for processing. Once arriving at the winery, we used our optical sorter to process and select the highest quality grapes and then fermented the varieties.
The must was cold-soaked in one-ton fermenters for several days before inoculating with yeast that accentuates the rich fruit flavors of these varieties. The wine was then aged in 100% once-used French oak from a variety of high-end coopers for 18 months. We focused on elegance and balance during pressing and barrel aging.
