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Reviews & Press
PETS
2005 PETS Petite Sirah, Wilson Vineyards, Clarksburg
Food & Wine Magazine, April, 2008
67 Best American Wines $15 & Under, Petite Sirah 2005 PETS ($14)
"Vinum Cellars makes a number of appealing wines, including their fanciful CNW—“Chard No Way”— white blend, but the top value in its broad portfolio is this juicy, zesty, boysenberry-inflected red, made with grapes grown in California’s Clarksburg region."
http://www.foodandwine.com/monthly/?show=articles&pageid=2008_04
Napa Valley Register, November 16, 2007
"Wines for Turkey and Cranberry Sauce"
"Established a decade ago by college chums Richard Bruno and Chris Condos, Napa’s Vinum is producing a couple of outstanding wines made from Yolo County fruit. In addition to its chenin blanc, there’s this outstanding royal plum-colored treasure that’s ideal for turkey and cranberry sauce. Plums and cranberries explode in the mouth and there’s a wash of smoky blueberry on the finish. A choice expression of this grape variety from the Wilson Vineyard in Clarksburg, it’s a wine to keep on hand for meals other than Thanksgiving."
Food & Wine Magazine, April 2007
50 Wines You Can Trust
" [A] juicy, smoky classic of the form."
Wine Spectator, March, 2007
"A tame yet rich and polished young Petite, with attractive floral notes and plum and black cherry fruit. Approachable now. Drink now through 2009" - J.L.
2003
Wine Spectator, Jan 31 - Feb 28, 2005
90 Points
"A delicious wine that delivers a ripe concentrated core of pomegranate, blueberry and cola flavors. Fresh sage and mocha notes from toasty oak fold into firm, gripping tannins on the cedary finish. Drink now through 2008." - J.L.
The New York Times, Jan 5, 2005
Top 10 Petite Sirahs for 2004
BEST VALUE
2002
Wine & Spirits, Holiday issue 2004
90 Points
"This wine had an exciting bright purple color according to two panel members. Tasters enjoyed aromas of rich, dark fruit, cocoa, leather and subtle earthy notes. This wine had flavors of rich, ripe dark berry fruit, spicy black pepper and excellent balance among acid, fruit and tannin. It had a pleasant, smooth mouthfeel and finished full of berries."
The Wine Report, May/June 2004
Top 50 wines for 2004
2001
Wine Spectator, October 2002
90 Points
"Dense and dark, with layers of cassis, ripe plum, blueberry, black cherry extract and meaty wet clay flavors. There's plenty of well-intergrated toasty oak and round tannin providing structure through the intense, hot and lush finish. Drink now through 2007." - J.L.
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