Making a delicious Petite Sirah is no easy task, especially if you like it with Petite's signature tannin, as we do. Ripeness and balance are key, in the vineyard and in the winery. Bill and Trish Naylor's Petite Sirah vineyard is the oldest, and at 2700 feet, possibly the highest elevation in Fair Play. Yields are low, flavors are intense. With a view of Mt. Diablo to the west, and situated above the Middle Fork of the Cosumnes River below, the fruit from this vineyard gives us a unique and pure expression of Petite Sirah. The 2006 Petite is full of smoky blackberry and mineral aromatics, with big, ripe flavors and well-mannered tannins in the mouth and a long fresh-cracked black pepper finish. It is classic Fair Play Petite Sirah with a tremendous sense of place.

Vineyard: Naylor Vineyard, in Fair Play, El Dorado, at 2700 ft. elevation

Blend: 95% Petite Sirah, 5% Syrah

Price: $27

Cases Produced: 269

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