Name: Crane Lake
Variety: Petite Sirah
Region: Lodi, California
Country: United States
Year: 2013
Price: $5.95
Shop/wine critic/winery review: "Prepare to be overwhelmed, there's nothing 'petite' about this wine from the inky dark color to the bouquet loaded with tons of blackberry fruit and a hint of exotic spice; it fills your mouth with jammy fruit balanced by velvety soft tannins. Perfect for your next big party." - Empirewine
My Review: Wow. The amount of spice that hits the nose is incredible! And not just a peppery spice either. The previous review is right that it's more of an "exotic" spice. But what overwhelms the spice is something like a plum...or maybe even a prune smell. A very different type of berry. Upon tasting the Petite Sirah, the tannins really hit hard. It actually stuck with me for a good hour after the tasting, mind you. Very very tannic and dry-not sure why the review above called tannins "soft" or "velvety"-tannins don't do that to me. It may have needed some time to sit out, to be honest. I really think this would have been a great wine with cheese, though. By itself I wouldn't try it again, but with food? Most definitely would have helped.
This wine was tasted at the Vintage Cellar in Blacksburg, Virginia without food.
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