For what it's worth - I too am a fan of Petite Sirah, and had a case of
Concannon's 100th Anniversary The last bottle of which was great 15 years
on, and I have one bottle of Hop Kiln '89 which I'm kinda saving since they
ripped all their PS vines out shortly thereafter - they were getting old...
:-( Still delicious at my last bottle in '04 - plenty of structure to keep
it going for a while...


"Paul Parker" > wrote in message
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> 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
> ups.com...
>> 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
>>
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