Consilience La Presa Vineyard Petite Sirah 2004
Region: Santa Barbara County
Winery: Consilience
Variety: Petite Sirah

Turns your teeth and tounge purple

Posted by winegirl on November 17th, 2007 at 6:59pm | report comment

Consilience La Presa Vineyard Petite Sirah 2004
Region: Santa Barbara County
Winery: Consilience
Variety: Petite Sirah

Like that crew cab super duty turbodiesel 4x4 pickup truck confidently rolling into the parking lot, this vineyard designate Petite Sirah from Eric Caldwell’s La Presa vineyard is big, bold, American, and proud of it. But just as you’re struck by the majesty of it all, an equally confident but petite and refined woman steps down from the cab and catches your surprised and admiring look as you glance away. And so with this wine, the initially bold mind and mouth filling berry flavors give way to a firm but refined palate of smooth tannins and other complexities of taste and texture taking you somewhere into the unexpected. The depth of flavor and cling-to-the-glass consistency make this the heavy hitter of the day and a rewarding exercise for the senses of the unafraid. It’s hard not to smile as you look back down into the glass and desperately hope she likes purple teeth.

Posted by winegirl on November 17th, 2007 at 7:03pm | report comment