Charles Cimicky - Petite Sirah 2005 (750ml) Ladoix Premier Cru

Charles Cimicky - Petite Sirah 2005 (750ml) Ladoix Premier CruCritical Acclaim 94 points Wine Advocate The 2005 Petite Syrah is the first release from a vineyard Charles Cimicky planted eight years ago. It was aged for 19 months in 50% new oak, a mix of French and American. The wine is a thick opaque purple in color with aromas of pain grille, smoke, blueberry preserves, and blackberry liqueur. Full bodied and loaded with flavor, this powerful effort is well balanced and very long in the finish. It has enough

Alcohol %: 14

The palate is more moderate in weight with golden apples

and it's showing beautifully from bottle

the unfiltered wine aged in old barrels for 12 months and was bottled in April last year

The 70-acre site is nestled in the Coast Range foothills on the western edge of the Willamette Valley

and bold cheeses

grilled pork tenderloin or an assortment of roasted vegetables

mild autumn allow to obtain grapes with great structure

the deep garnet-purple colored 2019 Haut Rocher has a flamboyant nose of baked raspberries

The ripe grapes are handpicked during October

and 5-ton open-top fermenters for 7-10 days

harvested in late January through to the middle of March