Legacy
Field Stone Alexander Valley Petite Sirah
2017
Sonoma County
750ml
Description
From an ancient vineyard, dry farmed in Alexander Valley, this wine is a relic of the past. Planted in 1894, the vines are still going strong, grafted onto St. George rootstock. Blended with Syrah that was planted later in 1968 and offers a savory component to the fruity blend.
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Wine & Spirits
JG 6/2020
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Vinous
AG 7/2018
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JebDunnuck.com
JD 5/2020
RECENT TASTING NOTES
Barbara Banke purchased the Field Stone estate in 2016, bringing its ancient petite sirah vines—survivors from 1894—into the Jackson Family Wines portfolio. Graham Weertsharvested the fruit from those vines when it still retained freshness, its dark flavors brisk and austere as a cold desert night. There’s a green note of agave to the flavors of deepredpeach and black-skinned blueberry, the fruit filling a vast tannic structure, remarkably nimble for a wine of this size. It’s the kind of wine that’s so big you can’t really take all of it in at once, but it’s not overpowering or heavy, just mysterious and anxious to rest in the cellar for years.
Joshua Greene, Wine & Spirits, 6/2020
