Our vineyard consultant, Bill Naylor and his spouse Trish, own a small and very highly regarded Petite Sirah vineyard here in Fair Play. Situated on a southwest slope at 2700 ft. elevation, the Naylor Vineyard Petite Sirah grapes have been a part of many legendary Petites from our area. Planted in the late 70s, the vineyard is low yielding, dry farmed (non-irrigated), head trained and spur pruned. We promised ourselves if some of these grapes ever became available to us, we'd break our "estate- fruit-only" rule and make wine from them. So, here it is Petite Sirah fans, our first ever!

Vineyard: Naylor Vineyard

13.7% alcohol

Price: $22

Cases Produced: 168

Tasting Note: Aromas of blackberry and blueberry emerge first, followed by cinnamon, dried herbs, and a light toasty quality. The flavors are chocolate and black pepper, with hints of dried cranberry. The tannins are mouth- watering, as you'd expect from this wonderfully unique grape variety, and a long, dark chocolate finish will reward a match with robust food.