The 2005 is our third bottling of the Estate Petite Sirah under the La Storia designation. The 2005 vintage will go down in history as “the abundant” vintage and yet as one of the better balanced in terms of ripeness and overall structure of the wines. In normal year we do our grape thinning in one pass but in 2005 we had to do it in two passes and in some blocks even three times. The grapes were harvested October 10th of 2005 –more than a month later than average. The longer “hang” time on the vines increased the intensity of the flavors and softened the tannins and ultimately the wines are richer and more complex.

ACCOLADES GOLD - 2008 Orange County Fair & Wine Competition