2006 Petite Sirah (Brady Vineyard Paso Robles)

From winemaker Don Brady's family vineyard, enjoy this audacious wine that is a perfectly at home with rich full-flavored foods is balanced by solid acidity and rich dense tannins.

Wine Profile

Tasting Notes
Our 2006 Petite Sirah, a first for Robert Hall Winery, has bold aromas reminiscent of blueberry and blackberry with marked suggestions of earthy leather and pungent sage and spice. The color is deep ruby red and alludes to the concentration of opulent mouth filling flavors that are the reward at tasting.

Awards
88 Score - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, November 2008 "Inky purple. Blackberry and blueberry aromas are complemented by bitter chocolate and smoky herbs. Deep and chewy, with concentrated dark fruit flavors, dusty tannins and slow-mounting sweetness. A refreshing bite of cherry skin adds energy to the broad, moderately long finish." Silver Medal - Orange County Fair Wine Competition 2009

Vineyard Notes
Our Petite Sirah is crafted entirely from the “Brady Vineyard” located on the first rolling river terrace, above the south bank of the Estrella River, just east of the Hall Ranch’s Terrace Vineyard. The mix of sandy and clay loam alluvial terrace soils limit the vines just enough to keep berry size small and convey just enough stress to concentrate the color, flavor, and unique character of this varietal.

Production Notes
Our 2006 Petite Sirah was produced from hand-harvested grapes picked in mid-September. Following harvest, the grapes were crushed to small fermenters and inoculated for fermentation with yeast strains known for enhancing the Rhone varietal flavors. Fermentation and maceration on the skins lasted 10 days and was aided by using traditional pump over to maximize color and flavor liberation. After fermentation and maceration, the wine was drawn off and pressed to French oak barrels, in our underground caverns, where it completed malolactic fermentation and matured for 18 months. It received a final racking to stainless steel, where the blend was assembled and prepared for bottling.

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