This 100% Petite Sirah is sourced from the York Creek Vineyard on Spring Mountain. Although it's almost old enough to vote, it remains a deep and dark ruby in color. Despite having been decanted off moderate sediment 45 minutes before service, it was still a bit closed when we started dinner. It gradually opened up, however, offering up blackberry fruit, pepper, spice, and cocoa. There's still a lot of firm tannins, so it probably would have continued aging and improving for many more years. But, sadly, this was my only bottle. Grade: B++
I served it with one of my favorite recipes, the lamb and apricot tagine from Williams-Sonoma Essentials of Mediterranean Cooking:
