2019 Macauley Petite Sirah Napa Valley

Winemaker Notes:  The 2019 vintage of the Macauley Petite Sirah was most noteworthy for its wonderfully moderate summer temperatures and its steady sunshine. This wine hails from the revered Kenefick Ranch in Calistoga at the foot of the Palisades Mountains in Napa Valley. It is a magical setting, with soils consisting of volcanic ash, flecks of shale, obsidian glass, gravels of many colors and even some ancient river valley silt. It’s quite complex in composition and provides for a wine that interprets every nuance of this fabled terroir. Notes of plum, herbal tar, coffee and black cherry meet an exciting mouthfeel of fresh black plums, tart red fruits, barrel toffee and even a touch of espresso. It will have you waxing poetic with every sip. Aged in 60% new French oak for 22 months and bottled unfined and unfiltered.