Peterson Winery Dry Creek Valley Petite Sirah

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Typically $32/bottle from Peterson Winery
Vintage 2014 from Dry Creek Valley
Available for AZ; CA; CO; DC; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; LA; MA; MD; ME; MN; MO; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; TX; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY
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About Peterson Winery
For 30 years, Fred Peterson, and eventually his son Jamie, have been producing wine in Dry Creek Valley. With an old-world winemaking philosophy and strong desire to farm sustainably, the Petersons utilize “Zero Manipulation” techniques, with minimal tech and maximum care. Don’t take maximum care to mean intense care, though, as Zero Manipulation favors simultaneously the most gentle and traditional practices possible so that the flavors, aromatics and texture are natural and true to their roots.

Peryite Sirah

TASTING NOTES:
“The smooth mouthfeel is bursting with a bright mixed berry essence—blackberry, cherry, cassis and dried strawberry—with traces of dark plum, bittersweet chocolate, tobacco and violets. Velvety tannins emerge in the lengthy finish to complete this muscular, yet graceful wine.” (AbV 13.7%, pH 3.62, TA 0.64 g/100mL, 82% Petite Sirah 9% Zinfandel 9% Grenache)

BARRELS:
27 months in 45% new American oak, 25% 2-4 year old French/Hungarian oak, and 35% old neutral oak.

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
In the universe of the acclaimed Elder Scrolls series, there exist two pantheons of higher beings that are worshipped by characters in the universe: the Nine Divines and the seventeen Daedric Princes. While the Divines are mostly benevolent, the Princes are fickle and strange. One such Prince is Peryite, known as The Taskmaster and associated with disease. Usually depicted as a dragon or a swarm of rats, Peryite can be contacted by offering silver, the dust of a vampire, a flawless ruby, and a toxic flower known as a Deathbell.

PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
“Moroccan braised lamb shanks served with orzo, or a rack of smoked pork ribs with mashed sweet potatoes.”

OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
Vampire dust.

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