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Default Petite Sirah/Syrah/Shiraz

Krishnan,
I too love a good Petite Syrah. I have tried a few from that region,
Rosenblum has a nice one. I have never aged this grape for any period so I
couldn't comment on how well it ages. I would enjoy it in it's youth!
Paul

> wrote in message
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> Hello All,
>
> I recently got a bottle of 2002 Bodegas Aguirre (from Livermore,
> CA, USA) Petite Syrah. I have to say this wine blew me away! Anyone
> else have experience with this particular wine ? I happened to have got
> a gift of 1 case (yes 12 bottles - minus the one bottle I tasted).
>
> The question is should I cellar it or should I drink it ? I just
> want to get a sense for where this wine is in terms of age - it seems
> pretty full bodied, with a fruity finish, and somewhat high in alchohol
> (more than I usually like).
>
> So any advice from the wisdom-of-the-usenet is more than welcome
> (oddly enough - this is a more erudite group that the www crowd!).
>
> Thanks,
> Krishnan
>