Previous Vintages

The 2019 Petite Sirah was harvested on October 4. This vintage was the product of a rejuvenated vineyard due to an extended winter with a moderated September/October harvest period. The wine was barreled in 33% new French barrels and aged for over 20-months.

Tasting Notes - Courtesy of Mike Dunne, longtime wine judge, former food editor, wine columnist, and restaurant critic.
"An extraordinarily sleek and lively Petite Sirah whose dark sweet fruit, limber tannins and accenting spice make it a perfect companion for jambalaya, gumbo or any other Southern dish of joy and verve."

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition:  Best of Class

The 2018 Zinfandel was harvested on September 20 and aged for over 20-months in 25% new French, 25% new American and 50% neutral barrels. Each bottle in individually hand-numbered.

Tasting Notes:
Medium deep red color with a garnet hue. The nose is exhibiting brambly notes integrated with black cherry and dried herbs. On the palate, the wine is full bodied, showing layers of ripe Zinfandel fruit flavors with a structure that carries the weight of the wine from the entry all the way through to the long finish.

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition:  Best of Class

Sunset Magazine: Gold Medal and 91 points

The 2018 Petite Sirah was harvested on October 16.  The season afforded us great hang time as beautiful, consistent temperatures in the mid-upper 80s created wonderful ripening conditions through the final few weeks.  Barrel aging took place for over 20-months in 33% new French barrels.  

Tasting Notes:
Medium deep purple/red color.  This wine has an aromatic profile that focuses on classic varietal blueberry notes with a subtle toasty oak presence that adds depth to the nose.  Fleshy and full bodied, the palate presence of this wine captures the attention of the taster with ripe fruit, balanced acidity, and a polished tannin structure that carries the finish.

The 2017 Zinfandel was harvested on September 9 and aged for over 20-months in 25% new French, 25% new American and 50% neutral barrels.​

Tasting Notes:  Medium deep red color, with a ruby garnet hue. Lovely aromatic profile of sweet red fruit, integrated with an earthy, and moderately oaked component that adds depth to the nose. This is a generous, full bodied but also complex and nuanced wine that packs in nicely ripe and concentrated blackberry and black cherry flavors and sprinkles the fruit with light herb, mineral and toast accents. Moderate tannins help liven the palate and extend to the lingering finish.

Sunset Magazine: Gold Medal and 90 points

San Francisco International Wine Competition: Gold Medal and 91 points 

The 2017 Petite Sirah was harvested on September 9 and aged for over 20-months in 50% new French and 50% neutral barrels.

Tasting Notes:  
Deep, dark red color, with a purplish hue. As a whole entity, this full bodied but polished wine offers black plum and dark chocolate aromas and ripe blackberry and blueberry flavors on a smooth texture framed by abundant but fine-grained tannins. It's seamless and delicious, showing off all those great fruit flavors.

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San Francisco Chronicle: Gold Medal 

The 2016 Zinfandel was harvested on August 29, the earliest date on record for our wines.

Tasting Notes:
  Medium deep, dark red color. The nose offers the unmistakable aromas of classic brambly notes, along with plump blackberry notes. On the palate, it is layered and brooding in berries and spice, with lovely soft grooves of cinnamon, nutmeg, and black pepper. As the wine's finish lingers, its tannins are polished and supportive.

Our inaugural Petite Sirah represent our 3rd wine in our portfolio and is a perfect complement to our Zinfandel. 

Tasting Notes: 
Dense, deep, dark red color, with a purplish hue. Complex, compelling aromas of dark cherry, blueberry and a dusting of cocoa entice the nose. The palate is medium to full bodied, showing jammy blackberry flavors, enveloped by sturdy tannins that lift up the fruit intensity and complexity.

The 2015 Zinfandel was harvested on September 4 from a dedicated block of 450 vines and aged for nearly 20-months. The September 4 harvest date represents the earliest on record for the vineyard. This vintage is remarkable for its concentrated fruit, reflecting the light crop year that was seen across all of wine country in 2015.

Tasting Notes:
 Deep, dark red color with a black cherry red hue. Aromas of red and black fruit, integrated with wild bramble, roasted coffee and subtle vanilla notes. On the palate, the wine is soft, but held up with an upright tannic structure, and delivering flavors of blackberries, cocoa and dried herbs. There is lovely balance throughout the palate and a long finish that lingers.

Wine Enthusiast: 90 points

San Francisco Chronicle:  Gold Medal

The 2014 Zinfandel was harvested on September 12 from a dedicated block of 450 vines and aged for more than 15-months.

Tasting Notes: Medium deep red color with a ruby garnet hue. This well balanced wine exhibits ripe aromas of dried and juicy red currants with the classic Zinfandel brambly notes that are a hallmark of this site. Medium bodied and offering good grip, this wine has an overall roundness that makes for an enjoyable experience, and shows nice balance between fruit flavors, acidity and subtle tannins that linger with the red cherry fruit finish.

This vintage was harvested from a reserved block of 450 vines in the early morning of October 10 and aged for more than 15-months in American and French barrels.

Tasting Notes:
Bright, vibrant red color with a garnet hue.  The nose of this wine is packed with ripe red fruit aromas, enveloped by a lovely cinnamon spice note that enhances the nose, along with some toasty notes.  This wine is extremely polished and round, medium full body, quite savory and layered that leads to a beautiful long finish.

Wine Enthusiast: 90 points

San Francisco Chronicle: Double Gold Medal

Our 2012 Zinfandel was harvested on October 15 and aged for more than 14-months.  It represents our 5th vintage and continues to showcase the efforts we make both in the vineyard and in the winery to craft an elegant and balanced wine.

Tasting Notes: 
Medium deep color with a ruby garnet hue.  Showing a beautiful nose of fresh, ripe fruit aromas integrated with toasty oak notes that lift the nose well.  On the palate, it is ripe and briary, with toasty dark cherry and chocolate flavors. It offers youthful flavors of blackberry, licorice, and peppery dried herbs. It has a medium long finish, fully enhanced by its elegance.

Wine Enthusiast: 90 points


Sunset Magazine International Wine Competition: Gold Medal


San Francisco Chronicle  Wine Competition: Gold Medal

Sourced from a dedicated block of 300 vines on our 15-acre estate, the 2011 Zinfandel was harvested on October 10 and aged for more than 15-months.  The 2011 continues our tradition of wines that are bold, but balanced, and reflects our desire to produce a wine that can be enjoyed with a meal or savored completely on its own.

Tasting Notes:
 Deep, dark red color with a ruby garnet hue.  A complex nose of spicy dark and red fruit aromas integrated with subtle oak notes that enhance the layers of fruit.  Balanced and focused, this wine offers plenty of ripe fruit flavors in the entry and midpalate, leading to a rich and enhanced finish that lingers with lovely spice and earthy nuances.

Tastings of the 2010 clearly demonstrate why this is believed to be one of the greatest vintages the Lodi appellation has ever produced. We will only be allocating the 2010 vintage to members of our newsletter membership. Please contact us right away as there is an extremely limited number of cases available.

Tasting Notes:
 Deep, dark red color with a purplish hue. The nose of this wine is packed with ripe brambley fruit that is layered and multidimensional. There is subtle oak notes that are fully integrated and add sweet complexity. There is a lush, fleshy note in the entry that leads to a round and balanced midpalate packed with delicious blackberry fruit flavors. The finish is polished and soft, lasting over 30 seconds.

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition: Best of Class


Los Angeles International  Wine Competition: Best of Class / Gold Medal / 93 points

The 2009 vintage was sourced from a block of 100 vines dedicated solely for this release. We harvested the fruit in the early morning of October 28 and bottled the wine after 13-months of barrel aging.

Tasting Notes:
Medium deep color with a vibrant bright red hue. The nose exhibits spicy cinnamon and raspberry aromas with subtle oak enveloping the nose. On the palate, it is juicy and lively with crisp cherry, anise and mineral flavors.

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition: Gold Medal

Our extremely limited first release, the 2008 Zinfandel was sourced from the estate vineyard in Lodi. The 2008 growing season was highlighted by an extended growing season with temperate weather lasting through October. We took advantage of Mother Nature's extended warm weather, including a late season heat surge, to produce a beautiful harvest on October 30. After barrel aging for 13 months in a combination of new and neutral oak, the first vintage was released in April 2010.

Tasting Notes:
Vibrant, med purple garnet color. Tons of jammy berry fruit - raspberry, blackberry. Ripe berry fruit dominates. Excellent structure with good acid, med tannins, and alcohol in balance.

This wine is a blend of Grenache, Mourvedre, and Syrah juice that were bled immediately following the processing of each of these lots, so as to minimize the skin contact, resulting in a lighter colored Rose. The juice was placed in stainless steel vessels and moved into the cellar so as to undergo a cool and steady fermentation, enhancing the fruit and floral aromatics of the finished wine. Similar to the Zin Rose, this wine does not undergo Malolactic conversion. Following 4-5 months of aging, the wine is sterile filtered and bottled.

Clean and focused salmon/peach color. The fruit profile for this effort shows raspberry and red cherry notes, integrated with some lovely floral components. The palate is crisp, refreshing and layered. The red fruit flavors enhance the entry and the midpalate and are carried through the finish, braced beautifully by the acidity which encourages additional sips of this wine.

Winemaking Notes:
This wine is a blend of Grenache, Mourvedre, and Syrah, and we minimized the skin contact when making this wine resulting in a slightly lighter colored Rosé. The juice was placed in stainless steel vessels and moved into the cellar to undergo a cool and steady fermentation which enhances the fruit and floral aromatics of the finished wine. Similar to the Zin Rose, this wine does not undergo Malolactic conversion. Following 5 months of aging, the wine is sterile filtered and bottled.

A beautiful, vibrant dark pink color with a pomegranate hue. A lovely nose of perfumed strawberries, watermelon, and yellow peach that is quite layered. On the palate, the flavors echo the aromatic profile beautifully, anchored by the steely acidity that adds freshness and lengthens the finish.

The inaugural vintage of our fully dry Rosé.  An extremely small number of cases were produced under Kian's skilled winemaking.  Unlike other Rosés that are light in flavor and complexity, this wine features a long finish and a great presentation on the palate.

Tasting Notes:
 Deep, brilliant dark pink color. A lively, vibrant nose of raspberry and pomegranate aromatics, with subtle cinnamon spice notes. This wine is wonderfully refreshing on the palate, with balanced acidity that compliments the red fruit flavors beautifully; it finishes with a crisp, long finish. A versatile wine that will compliment many dishes.