Biale, Petite Sirah "Royal Punishers" Napa Valley 2005

Opaque purple.

Earth/pepper/oak toast, lightly baked nose. Suave, elusive, oak spice notes weaving in and out. Savory meat notes now, too.
There's also a sumptuous, souffle-like character here that I often associate with great Spanish Tempranillo.

Deep and totally loaded in the mouth, low-toned, low-key. Massive reduction sauce-like concentration. But this isn't flat. Tannin coats the teeth, but is not abrasive.

Killer.

Day 4 - Balsamic note now, slight VA (?) that adds aromatic interest/lift. Baked/low-toned character repeats. A big one, with relatively pliant tannin. Really suave delivery for such a loaded PS.


$60