Foppiano ranks among the top producers of California Petit Sirah, both because of the quality in the glass and because of the value it offers. The 2009 “Estate”continues what has become an impressive record of success. A big but not overblown wine, it offers plenty of blue and black berry fruit flavors, augmented by savory spice and firm tannins. Though not as rustic as many wines made with this grape used to be, it nonetheless does not polish or buff its varietal character away.
Foppiano Vineyards, Russian River Valley (California) Petite Sirah 2009
By Paul Lukacs