1978 Ridge Petite Sirah York Creek

While the power and dark intensity of Petite Sirah can be often
overwhelming in its youth, I have found these wines to be remarkably enjoyable
after several decades in the bottle. Inevitably, Petite Sirah’s evolution is a
slow one, with the wine stubbornly clinging to its primary elements long after
other varieties have traded in their fruit for more tertiary nuances.

Ridge’s Petite Sirah York Creek, from a site on Spring
Mountain, represents old-school California at its best. Still impressively dark
in hue, this timeless wine offers a complex nose of sweet black currants, shoe
polish, sandalwood, leather, rosemary, and a subtle violet. On the palate, the
1978 is rich and deeply flavored, with intensely concentrated, succulent fruit
and a bright whip of acidity in the finish. While certainly mature, the 1978 is
not at all tired, and is undoubtedly capable of further aging. 93/Drinking window: 2015-2025.<img alt="" src="https://allgrapes.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads%2F1431898878286-Edited+78+Ridge+Petite+Sirah+-+Copy.JPG"> 

-- Kelli White

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