Jaffurs Wine Cellars Petite Sirah, Santa Barbara, USA

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The 2009 Petite Sirah Thompson Vineyard is another dazzling wine, but it needs time, perhaps quite a lot. A massive, broad-shouldered frame provides the canvas for super-expressive blueberries, smoke, mint, licorice and blackberry jam. This shows fabulous depth, richness and power, but it would be a shame to open a bottle until the wine settles down. It may take as long as a decade for the tannin to melt away, although I am optimistic the wine will enter its sweet spot before then. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2029.

Shows the richness, dryness and softness of Jaffurs’ new red wines, but also Petite Sirah’s powerful tannins, and there’s a streak of acidity that balances out the fruit. Complex and fascinating, it offers ever-changing flavors of wild blackberries and cherries, eastern mulberries, cranberries and even oranges, with hints of leather and peppery spices. now–2015.