Three Wine Company Petite Sirah 2018

Matt Cline has gone back to his roots with Three Wine Company. Together with his wife, Erin, they focus on making wine from old vines of California's "heritage" varietals: Zinfandel, Mataro, Carignane, Alicante Bouschet and Petite Sirah. Matt believes that the dirt, the micro-climate and sustainable wine growing form the cornerstone of good winemaking and these three elements are in every bottle Three Wine Company produces. Matt focuses his energies on working with the old-vine plantings in places few growers and winemakers find interesting, mainly in the sandy soils of Contra Costa County. It is because of this dedication and diligence that Matt is able to source fruit from vines that are over 100 years old!

This Petite Syrah is sourced from a mature vineyard in Contra Costa County with an extremely sandy-loam soil (known as Delhi Sandy Loam). Due to the soil type and moderate growing conditions, the vineyard produces low yielding small berry clusters with intense color, structure and fruit flavors. The wine is 94% Petite Sirah co-fermented with 4% Carginane and 2% Mataro. Explosive aromas of blueberry preserves and sweet herbs packed with blueberry flavors and firm tannins, accentuate this ultra-concentrated Petite Sirah. Drink now for its primary fruit plushness or age 5 to 7 years to help soften the tannins. Enjoy with venison or a giant, rare steak.