Winemaker Notes
Pair this sumptuous red with slow cooked baby back ribs and any smoked or barbequed meats.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2018 Matchbook Petite Sirah is intense, long, and formidable. TASTING NOTES: This wine shows up with loads of black fruit and licorice its aromas and flavors. Try it with a well-spiced pot roast. (Tasted: March 22, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
With its deep color, firm tannins and bold flavors, there is nothing petite about Petite Sirah. The variety, originally known as Durif in the Rhône, took on its more popular moniker after being imported to California in the early 1880s. Quintessentially recognized today as a grape of the Golden State, Petite Sirah works well blended with Zinfandel and finds success as a single varietal wine in the state’s warmer districts. Somm Secret—Petite Sirah is not a smaller version of Syrah but it is an offspring of Syrah and the now nearly extinct French Alpine variety called Peloursin.
Mitigated by mild Sacramento River Delta breezes, the Dunnigan Hills appellation is in the northwest portion of Yolo County and has a Mediterranean climate.