Petite Sirah 2001, Valle de Guadalupe, L.A. Cetto

Grapes: Petite Sirah ( in this case I think it is Durif )
6 months in big oak barrels. Probably french.
Color: Dark red-black-purple, good depth and intensity.
Nose: Intens aromas of ripe crowberry and black plum going on prune, violets, black pepper, dried basil or anis, weak of matured meat, some vanilla and oak.
Palate: Full bodied, juicy and a little meaty fruit that follows the smell, good consentration and balancing acidity, fine tannins, actualy a long finish of ripe blackberry, crowberry and the same black prune, some pepper, anis, coffee, leather and very pleasant oak.
Foodmatch: Allround meat dishes.
Cellaring: 0-1 year.
Very good value. I understand this wine has changed a lot from vintage to vintage, but now they have got the hang of it. 6 usd