Vinum Cellars PETS Petite Sirah

Tasting notes & discussion 30

Typically $18/bottle from Vinum Cellars
Vintage 2017, 20 Year Anniversary Edition, from Clarksburg
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About Vinum Cellars
Founded in 1997 by winemakers Richard Bruno and Chris Condos, Vinum Cellars seeks out the best of California’s coastal vineyards and the region’s top growers. Every wine they produce sources its fruit from a single vineyard, hand crafted in small lots. Working only with sustainable growers, Vinum is eco-conscious in their pursuit of absolute best that any vineyard can offer.

PETS Sematary

TASTING NOTES:
“The intense aromas express blueberry and huckleberry fruit notes. The wine is concentrated with ripe blueberry and boysenberry fruit and elegantly wrapped in a silky vanilla wrapping. The entry of this dense Petite is both tannic and bold while maintaining a juicy, overripe profile displaying ample acidity to balance the tannins and fruit concentration making it multidimensional and food friendly. The finish is so supple and smooth that you will miss it when it is gone.” (AbV 14.5%, pH 3.7, TA 5.91 g/L)

BARRELS:
French oak.

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
Stephen King’s novel Pet Sematary centers around a pet cemetery behind the protagonist, Louis Creed’s, home in a small town in Maine. The children of the town bury their pets in this nice little cemetery, marked with a sign misspelled as “Pet Sematary.” Despite being a focal point in the book, including the source of the title, the cemetery itself is pretty benign. The real problem comes from an ancient burial ground just past the cemetery. Anything buried there comes back to life possessed by a wendigo-like spirit.

PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
Mexican Carnitas tacos spiced with cardamom and spicy chiles served with salsa fresca. Also good with grilled chops, filet mignon or an impossible burger made with grains and/or mushrooms.

OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
Basic Spelling for Dummies. Bam, what a roast on those fictional, grieving children.

Vinum Cellars PETS Petite Sirah

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