Winery Aratas - Petite Sirah

Winery AratasPetite Sirah

4.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Petite Sirah of Winery Aratas is a red wine from the region of Napa Valley of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Petite Sirah from the Winery Aratas

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Petite Sirah of Winery Aratas in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel

Wine with spices taste

eucalyptus

On the nose the Petite Sirah of Winery Aratas in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Aratas's Petite Sirah.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
15.1°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Superior seedless

This variety was obtained in 1972 in the United States by Superior Farming Co. by crossing the cardinal with an unnamed apyrene variety. Superior seedless is present in Italy (Puglia), Spain, Morocco, Argentina and the United States (California, etc.).

Last vintages of this wine

Petite Sirah - 2012
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Petite Sirah - 2011
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Petite Sirah - 2010
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Petite Sirah - 2009
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Petite Sirah - 2008
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5

The best vintages of Petite Sirah from Winery Aratas are 2008, 2009, 2012, 2010 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Aratas

The winery offers 6 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Napa Valley in the region of California
Find the Winery Aratas on Facebook

The Winery Aratas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 3000 of of United States wines
In the top 2000 of of Napa Valley wines
In the top 7500 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

The wine region of Napa Valley

The wine region of Napa Valley is located in the region of Napa County of California of United States. We currently count 2527 estates and châteaux in the of Napa Valley, producing 7716 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Napa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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The word of the wine: Sulphating

Treatment, formerly practiced with copper sulfate, applied to the vine to prevent cryptogamic diseases.

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