Karen Birmingham Barrel Selection Reserve Petite Sirah Lodi 2017
About the wine
Dark, decadent, Barrel Selection Reserve (only 500 cases made!)
This is a big, full-bodied, gotta-have Petite Sirah! It’s swirling with jammy blackberries, ripe blueberries and dark, juicy plums - all wrapped up in plushy layers of spice and toasty vanilla.
Karen walked the vineyards finding the very best grapes for this special-edition red – letting them hang longer than usual for rich, ripe flavor... then rested the finished wine in expensive American oak barrels (bottling the very BEST of the batch!).
With only 500 cases made, only a couple hundred lucky Angels will be able to get a taste of this rare gem… DON’T let them beat you to it!
Best before
Ready to enjoy now, and will benefit from decanting. Will also taste beautifully in a couple years.
Serving advice
I recommend decanting for 1-2 hours so let the wine open up and breathe before enjoying.
Food match
Filet Mignon with blue cheese (yum), blackened salmon, portobello mushroom or a garlic burger, Kansas City ribs, Filcalini's Aged Cheddar, hearty beef stews. There are so many great pairing choices!
Contains sulphites
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Karen Birmingham
- Karen Birmingham proved her incredible talent working for years at sustainable winery LangeTwins (with David Akiyoshi).
- Angel funding has helped her start her own project featuring breathtaking grape varieties many Lodi wineries are afraid of playing with!
- Karen's delicate touch always brings out the best in the fruit (she's won back-to-back Gold and Double Gold medals to prove it!) and really makes these grapes shine in the warm, sandy soils she calls home.
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