2012 Petite Sirah

Wine Details
Producer

Aaron

Place of Origin

United States

Paso Robles

Paso Robles

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Petite Sirah

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2021 - 2027

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Owner/winemaker Aaron Jackson has done stints in South Australia and at Saxum with Justin Smith, and his own wines clearly show the influence of his mentors. As might be expected, they're full-throttle, deeply fruity wines but they also show plenty of vivacity even as they cruise close to 16% alcohol. I'm especially impressed by the light touch to Petite Sirah (the house specialty) here as this variety too often makes clunky, monochromatic wines that are pretty much all about density and power at the expense of complexity and freshness.

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2014 - 2020

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Aaron Jackson is one of Paso's new generation of emerging winemakers. Jackson makes wines under two labels; Aaron focuses on Petite Sirah, while Aequorea focuses on wines from more extreme, coastal sites.