tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809593.post1883081675637427994..comments2008-01-14T20:52:11.239-05:00Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196146440395316085noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809593.post-76094507775951277032008-01-14T20:52:00.000-05:002008-01-14T20:52:00.000-05:002008-01-14T20:52:00.000-05:00Great intro, Mike. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>We love your unbiased and unvarnished winescapades. Please do not conform.<BR/><BR/>Though not Rosenblum's "favorite son," and only touted by a few ink-buffs (all, though, upon experimental sippage!), we (my cronies and I) have been startled by the deep, highly extracted flavors of the Heritage Clones Petite Sirah. The 2003 and 2004 were in my humble opinion solid 92-93s on the Parker calibration scale.<BR/><BR/>The 2005 and 2006 are, sadly a bit thinner, but none-the-less hedonism in a bottle. <BR/><BR/>Take your grandmother's old knife, the one with a broad, round-edged blade and a chipped bakelite handle and...spread this Sirah on some Silvercup whitebread! <BR/><BR/>At about 30 proof it is almost Port, but balanced and delicious.<BR/><BR/>When you open your first bottle the kitchen will fill with the smell of dark fruit and become redolent with everything PS is famous for.<BR/><BR/>Careful though, it will be tough going back to that skinny-boy Bogle or anything else for that matter.<BR/><BR/>Friends decant for an hour or two (I like that protocol too), but quite by accident I discovered a little chill somehow tightens up this magical potion and blows peoples' minds.<BR/><BR/>Let me know what you think.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>ZinZen<BR/>Chicago<BR/><BR/>P.S. I just checked and Robert Parker (who knows well the Rhone profile...and the very best) gave the 2005 90/100.ZinZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522305065312731462noreply@blogger.com