TN: 2014 Once & Future Wine Petite Sirah Palisades Vineyard

2014 Once & Future Wine Petite Sirah Palisades Vineyard - USA, California, Napa Valley, Calistoga (5/30/2016)
This is a very promising start for Joel Peterson’s new venture. Not overly tannic at first, this Petite Sirah is in more of a juicy mold, but gains a lot of grip on the finish in the classic PS way. Primary and even a bit grapey right now, it also has some herbal nuances and plenty of depth for the future. Now that I have had it once, I will leave my other two bottles for the future.

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Thanks for the notes, David!

Did any wine make it to Day #2?

Almost half the bottle will be for tomorrow night.

Thanks D [cheers.gif]

Palisades is a pretty fantastic property…I’ve bought PS and PV off the property for years but had to give up the contract last year…I wonder how long these PS vines will last there…the $$$ opportunity to plant that over to $300/bottle Cabernet seems impossibly tempting. FWIW the '13 Palisades PV we made had highest recorded complex anthrocynin levels according to the company whose tech we use to measure phenolics. A barrel or two of that magnificent stuff would go a LOOOOOOOOONG way in a blend.

Still have several bottles of your Lot 167, rumoured to be Palisades. Will have to open one soon.

It firmed up even more overnight. Still good fruit, but more apparent tannic structure. Seemed more like a typical PS on the second night.

I had Cameron Hughes Lot 167 in October of last year and it was very satisfying. Time has been kind to this wine. Anyone who has unopened bottles is fortunate.

I wasn’t aware of the rumors but, since Dennis and Ann are no longer actively bottling their wines, I don’t think they will mind if I confirmed the vineyard on that one. So, yes, you’re right, that was wine made from Palisades. I’ve got a few in my cellar but haven’t had one in quite some time so I’ll have to check it out myself.

That’s spot-on with my impressions, tasting it on pickup day. Juicy, herbal, and primary. The zin is a beauty right now; I think the PS is only going to get better.

So…how much of the Palisades Vineyard area was bought by Gallo?

Wow, this is really good!

Worth opening now? If so, did you decant or give it any air?

Hey Cameron, wasn’t there a small percentage of Eaglepoint in that wine? Seems we sold you some PS bulk from '07.

I didn’t decant and I thought it drank very well. There’s a lot of tannin but it’s quite soft, sort of like a young CNdP or Gigondas (not flavor, just texture). The wine is inky colored which had me thinking I might be in for a fruit bomb, but it’s not at all. Really delicious. There’s a core of fairly ripe fruit but a lot of woodsy nuance.

Thx Craig.

Thinking I’ve gotta open one up, soon.

I’m bumping up this thread from over a year ago because I am thinking about opening this PS (or perhaps the 2014 Zin) tonight. Does anyone who has tried this PS has an opinion as whether I should give it a long decant, short decant or pop n pour?