2007 Toucan Wines

Estate Petite Sirah

(Toucan Vineyard, 100% Petite Sirah)

Only 35 Cases Produced

Our Petite Sirah is not quite ready for release and will be allowed

to develop on its own schedule - when ready we'll introduce the wine.

Stay tuned! If you want to reserve your personal supply, email me directly.

Harvest of our Estate Petite Sirah occurred on September 29^th. The fruit came into the winery in perfect condition and I allowed 3 plus days of cold soaking and a slow fermentation in one small open bin.

After a gentle pressing, we placed the wine in small French, Hungarian, and American oak barrels. After the first racking and a portion blended with the Estate Zinfandel, the remaining Petite Sirah was placed in new Hungarian oak and French oak barrels. Our 2007 Estate Petite Sirah was bottled on February 8^th 2009 after 16 months in barrel.

Only 35 cases were separately bottled unfined and unfiltered. A bottling of 245 cases of our 2007 Estate Zinfandel was also bottled from our Toucan Wines estate vineyard (available February, 2010)

On release, this is a young wine and proper storage is recommended. A deep purple; ripe-dark fruits, sweet oak and raspberry-toast nose, very balanced and elegant wine.