Concannon Vineyard Petite Sirah Selected Vineyards 2008

A little too peppery for my taste

The first thing i noticed when i poured my glass of wine was vibrant cherry and plum aromas. throughout drinking this wine i found many different flavors, all with a slight woody under-tone. This wine seemed vibrant and fruity but not acidic. This is my first taste of any petite sirah but based on what i on this one, i will be trying more of the same.

first example of petite sirah. based o n this one i will be trying many more!

Unique. Not very fruity. A little bit of dark fruit with lots of tobacco, molasses, cocoa, and lots of rose petals on the top. I really like this, but then I'm impressed by Cali reds that aren't too fruit forward. This wine is a really good example of what I love about petite sirah. Big, bold, complex, interesting. Wonderful for the price.

The 2008 Concannon Selected Vineyards Petite Sirah offers a lot of bang for your buck. The nose is a bit tight but gives off a pleasant scent of ripe berries with earthy overtones. The color is a nice deep purple, and the flavor is well-rounded and focused mainly across the mid palate, offering notes of blackberry, spice, and a hint of oak. The finish lingers for some time, leaving behind bitter traces of tannin, green bell pepper, and minerals. While this wine has a slightly sweet, approachable flavor right out of the bottle, the finish did not leave me craving more as I drank the way some red wines do.

Pleasant nose. Soft for a Concannon Petite. Vinified right down the fairway. Would compliment wide choice of food. Lingering finish turning a bit chalky. Fresh, cherry fruit with no hint of raisining. Drink now although Ph, acid and alcohol are balanced enough for some aging. By the half-case in Central Oregon $10.34 the bottle.