Bill and Trish Naylor's 30 year old, 4 acre Petite Sirah vineyard is one mile away from us at the 2700 feet elevation here in Fair Play.  When we decided to begin working with the Naylor's Petite Sirah in 2001, we harvested a selection of grapes from the entire four acres in hopes of finding a preferred acre among the four. Two of the four acres rest on a relatively flat plateau, the other two on a on a southwest facing slope. In 2002, we decided to claim one of the two southwest facing acres as ours alone. Our 2002, 2003, and 2004 Petite Sirah are exclusively from this acre, and we are exceptionally happy with these wines. We kept a watchful eye on the other southwest acre, and in 2005 decided to harvest grapes from it, too. We'll continue to harvest these entire two acres for the foreseeable future. This is all good news, giving us more barrels of Petite Sirah to choose from for our final blend, and more Petite Sirah for you to enjoy, beginning with this vintage!

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

Blend: 95% Petite Sirah, 5% Zinfandel

Price: $25

Cases Produced: 271

Tasting Note: Our 2005  Petite Sirah leads off in the nose with classic freshly cracked black pepper and dark cherry aromas, root spices and dark chocolate flavors, with big, yet soft tannins – and again, the classicity that seems to be the hallmark of our 2005 vintage wines.  This wine should develop beautifully in the bottle for years to come. 

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