Green & Red Vineyard 2018 Estate Petite Sirah, Tip Top Vineyard, Napa Valley

Green & Red Vineyard 2018 Estate Petite Sirah, Tip Top Vineyard, Napa Valley

Item Number: 17839

UPC: 0-632930262069

Country: USA
Region: California
Sub Region: Napa Valley
Appellation/AVA: Chiles Valley
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vineyard Designation: Tip Top Vineyard
Vintage: 2018
Grape(s): Petite Sirah
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 15.1
Soil Type: Red Chert veined with green Serpentine intermixed with Sobrante loam
Elevation: 1,700-2,000 feet
Case Production: 360

Vine Age: The Tip Top Vineyard was planted to steep terraces planted between 1996-1999.

Tasting Notes: This deep pigmented wine is layered with dusty cedar, English walnut, bramble, and violet aromas. Elegant tannins accompany refreshing acidity. Pair the Green & Red Petite Sirah with charred ribeye steak or barbecued short ribs.

Winemaking Notes: The grapes were destemmed onto a shaker table and berry sorted into open top stainless steel tanks. A 3-day cold soak was followed by an approximately 10-day fermentation. The wine aged for 14 months in 70% American oak and 30% French oak barrels, 20% of which was new oak.

About the Label: Green & Red labels depict “The Dionysus Cup,” an ancient Grecian cup crafted by Exekias in 530 BC, which depicts Homer’s “Hymn to Dionysus.” Homer tells the story of pirates, cruising along the Aegean, who spot a strapping man and decide to take him hostage. The Helmsman warns them off, but the captain heads out to sea with their captive: Dionysus, the god of wine. Soon "wine sprang forth, babbling, bubbling over the speedy black ship: it was sweet, it was fragrant, the odor was divine.” The sea turned wine red and vines grew up the mast. Dionysius turns into a lion and attacks the captain; the other pirates dive over the edge, where they are turned into dolphins.