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Lawer Estates

Lawer Estates
2019 Betsy’s Vineyard, Petite Sirah, Knights Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Petite Sirah

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.9%
90 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$42

Lawer Estates
2019 Betsy’s Vineyard, Petite Sirah, Knights Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Petite Sirah

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.9%
Dusty garnet color. Aromas and flavors of black raspberry, canned black olives, blackberry, and dried cherries with a round, lively, dry medium-full body and a hot, engaging, medium-long finish with accents of blackberry liquor, dark chocolate, and sautéed meat with a marsala reduction sauce with grippy, coating, woody tannins and light oak flavor. Rich and ripe, loaded with black and purple fruit and seasoned with baking spices.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: black raspberry, canned black olives, blackberry, and dried cherries
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of blackberry liquor, dark chocolate, and sautéed meat with a marsala reduction sauce
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years Enjoy with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Rich and ripe, loaded with black and purple fruit and seasoned with baking spices.

The Producer

Lawer Family Wines

The Producer
1255 Lincoln Ave
Calistoga, CA 94515
USA
1 703-909-2975

Their Portfolio

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Petite Sirah

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
Petite Sirah, which is also spelled as Petite Syrah (or even Petit Sirah) is a California red wine with deep color, rich tannins and a good deal of spice. While a few medium and larger-sized producers in California make Petite Sirah, most examples are from smaller artisan producers. These vintners often emphasize the chocolate and plum flavors as well as the chewy tannins.

As these wines are rugged in nature, these often need a few years after release before they are in ideal drinking condition; five to seven years is generally an ideal time frame for best consumption. Pair Petite Sirah with such foods as grilled lamb, pork roasts, stews and game.