Happy Cellar Saturday! It's the first Saturday of a new month and that means it's time to raid the cellar and find a bottle at least a decade in waiting to open and enjoy. Tonight I've found a bottle that I likely bought while I still lived in Michigan, before they eliminated the requirement to place price tags on all retail products, so even though I can't remember where I bought this wine, I know I paid $26.99 for it! The 2011 Girard Napa Valley is a big bold wine, as is often the case with this varietal, so let's see how it's tasting!
.jpg "2011 Girard Napa Valley Petit Sirah")
The wine is a deep, inky black with bright ruby along the edges, still holding up well a dozen years after harvest. The nose is rich in ripe black fruit, cherry, currant and plum intermingled with some lilac notes intertwined with some charcoal. The first sip is a rush of black cherry, blueberry and plum that eases into some notes of basalt and mocha midpalate. The tannins are well structured, providing for a velvety dry finish with a reprise of acidity at the end.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 9, as it's a wonderful example of the hearty wines from this oft overlooked varietal. This wine would pair well with a variety of steaks, rack of lamb, hearty roast beef or rich braised bison short ribs. Tonight, I am enjoying this wine with a seared petite prime filet mignon along with some mushroom risotto and roasted baby cauliflower. Cheers!
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