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• Practicing Organic.
• 100% Dolcetto.
• Sourced from a single site in Eola-Amity Hills AVA.
• Destemmed,...
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Ruby red in colour. On the nose, fragrant, fruity bouquet with hints of flowers. This is a very versatile piedmontese...
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A wine of weight and substance, the 2019 Petite Syrah Lytton Estate is fabulous. Best of all, readers won't have to...
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The two grape varieties crossed to create Petite Sirah are Pelousin and Syrah, and Robert Biale’s Royal Punishers...
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This classic Dolcetto has an intense ruby color with violet reflections. The aroma is strong and fruity with notes of...
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A bright young dolcetto with clean, plummy fruit and a characteristic fruit-tea note. Medium body with fresh acidity...
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• 100% Dolcetto.
• From 1.5ha of vines.
• Grown in calcareous soils.
• Maceration with the skins for 4-5 days...
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Spellbound Petite Sirah has an intense color and generous bouquet of rich blackberries and blueberries, vanilla bean...
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Spellbound Petite Sirah has an intense color and generous bouquet of rich blackberries and blueberries, vanilla bean...
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Lovely aromas of toasted herbs, baked plums, nutmeg and chicory root. Full-bodied with tight tannins. Juicy and...
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Colour: Brilliant ruby red with violet reflections.
Bouquet: Intense and persistent, reminiscent of cherries, ribes,...
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Red ruby colour tending to the violet; fresh and fragrant at the nose, with notes recalling the ripe cherry and plum....
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This Rutherford-based winery has sourced the fruit for its 2019 Petite Sirah from Guarino Vineyards in Calistoga....
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Floral aromas, with crisp notes of sweet spice. On the palate, giving plums and dark berries, with intensity and...
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Purple red colour with light blue hues. Blackberry and raspberry aromas. Mineral and blueberry notes. Medium-body,...
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Notes of crushed dark berries, dried flowers, licorice and tar. Full-bodied with firm, grainy tannins and deep,...
Dolcetto Petite Sirah Robola Ugni Blanc
In Italian, Dolcetto means 'little sweet one' – a slightly misleading name, as the black grapes of this varietal have relatively little natural sugar and almost almost produce dry wines. However, the Dolcetto grapes are remarkably popular with those looking for a full, rounded and highly flavorful wine, and are grown extensively in their native Italy, and in many other countries around the world. Dolcetto varietal grapes tend to have quite a high level of tannin, due to their thick, black skins, and low acidity, resulting in interesting wines with a large feel in the mouth, despite being relatively light in body. They are most commonly associated with big, complex flavors such as liquorice and prunes, and are regularly described as having a finish similar to the flavor of bitter almonds.
Petite Sirah was first brought from France to America in the 1880s. It later went on to become one of the only grapes to make it through the devastating Phylloxera virus in the 1890s, both World Wars, and the Great Depression. During Prohibition, it was a main ingredient used to make sacramental wines. In fact, through the 1960s it was a major blending grape in a number of the finest wines produced in California.
By itself, a bottle of Petite Sirah usually has no problem making a quick impression on consumers. With a large amount of natural color and tannins, wines made with the grape commonly feature intensive sweet fruit characteristics like fresh raspberry or blackberry jam, black pepper spice, and plenty of backbone or structure.
There are a number of different styles available. Some concentrate on highlighting fresh, fruity flavors; others are bigger, more voluptuous; and it keeps going up the ladder until you reach the powerful, more machismo-style category.
In the mountains of Cephalonia, the mineral rich soils assist in the growing of one of the finest of Greece's white grape varietals – the Robola grape. These noble yellowish grapes are notable for the wines they produce, which generally contain summer fruits, peach and citrus aromas, coupled with flavors which extend beyond the usual range of white wines, revealing smoky and mineral notes, and a lengthy, lemony after-taste. These fine characteristics helped the regions it is grown in gain AOC status, and wine-makers in this area have many generations of practice in bringing out the elegant and subtle characteristics of this grape.
Robola, and the other wines of Cephalonia have a long and illustrious history, being mentioned even in ancient epic poems such as Homer's Iliad. However, it was the Venetians who first recognized the great potential of Robola grapes, which quickly became the focus for the areas wine-makers and tradesmen. Nowadays, Robola wines act as an excellent example of a refined Greek dry white wine, which can be either drank as a light and refreshing summer aperitif, or alongside grilled white meats, salads, or white fish. Robola wines, as a rule, do not age particularly well, and it is highly recommended that bottles are drunk young, within two years of bottling. By doing so, you can enjoy the unique characteristics of this remarkable wine, complete with the balanced combination of chalky, smoky citrus flavors and delicate peach aromas which typify the finest examples of Robola varietal wines.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
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