Winery Heavyweight - Petite Sirah

Winery Heavyweight Petite Sirah

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Petite Sirah of Winery Heavyweight is a red wine from the region 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 Heavyweight

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

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

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

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

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

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Lafnetscha

Native grape variety of the Swiss high Valais very old cultivated. Resulting from a natural intraspecific crossing between humagne blanche and completer, it is also related to bondola blanca, bondoletta, colombaud, ... . It should be noted that the Lafnetscha is not widely multiplied in Switzerland today, and is virtually unknown in France and even less so in other wine-producing countries.

Last vintages of this wine

Petite Sirah - 2017
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0
Petite Sirah - 2016
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.2 1 1 1 1 0
Petite Sirah - 2015
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
Petite Sirah - 2012
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.5 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of Petite Sirah from Winery Heavyweight are 2016, 2015, 2017, 2012

Informations about the Winery Heavyweight

The winery offers 24 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Scotto Cellars.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Californie

The Winery Heavyweight is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 20000 of of United States wines
In the top 15000 of of California wines
In the top 65000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

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: Cellar

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