Eos 2005 Cupa Grandis Petite Sirah

Winemaker Comments

We have always loved making Petite Ssirah here. It is a varietal that takes time and patience to allow Petite fruit to shine through all the big massive tannins and the Cupa Grandis Petite it is no different. Every year we take the best fruit and match it with the best barrels. Two blocks of Petite from the Brother’s Ranch vineyard were used for this 2005 vintage. This is the fourth harvest for these blocks and second time they have been used our Cupa Grandis level wines. Taken as cuttings from a 45 year-old vineyard then grafted onto rootstock, this vintage was exciting for the development of the vines during the year and the aging of the wine, always showing a sense of balance. can be seen in the bottle with blackberry pie exploding with the oak and structural features of the wine (tannin) lifting up from underneath rather than masking.