by Clint Hall » Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:50 am
It's funny how some wines that seem over the hill just need a little air to wake up. Last night we popped and poured a bottle of this 1997 Petite Sirah and found it tired and unyielding, but after the second half of the bottle overnighted in a 375, tonight it was singing, with plenty of fruit and about as tasty as this modest varietal gets, and every sip was better than the previous one. While old PSs tend to taste a lot like soup, this one held its tannins, acid, alcohol and extract all in pretty good balance. I see there's still a bottle in our cellar, and I'll make it a point to give that one some decanter time.
Last edited by Clint Hall on Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:21 pm, edited 1 time in total.