Petite Sirah

Innovative and bold, this wine, whose name was inspired by the bougainvillea flowers that grow at the Santa Rita manor house, is not only made with a variety that is nearly unknown in Chile, but also disproves the theory that the Maipo Valley only produces Cabernet Sauvignon and demonstrates that ... more

Our 2012 Coro is a big, rich wine, overflowing with blue and black fruit flavors. It is ripe and well-structured , full bodied and juicy on the palate with enticing hints of cedar and rose running throughout. A great wine to enjoy with hearty meat dishes of all sorts.  more

The 2014 La Vaquera is an invitation to celebrate what we can do in California with big berried varietals. From start to finish this wine is a study of dark inky purple and deep ripe fruit. Inviting brambly aromas of ripe blackberry, dark chocolate, licorice and cracked pepper give way ... more

Opulent aromas of blackberry and cherry, accompanied by vanilla and toasted oak. The refined yet robust palate is full bodied, lush and structured with layers of black fruit and toasted oak. Pairs perfectly with fettuccine carbonara, mushroom polenta, or roasted chicken with vegetables.  more

Our Petite Sirah comes from a combination of old vine vineyards and new high tech vineyards scattered throughout the benchlands and hillsides of Mendocino County. The wine was aged in a combination of French, American and Eastern European oak barrels (20% new) for 36 months that soften the tannins and ... more

Our 2015 Petite Petit is a dense, inky, opaque wine bursting with ripe berry fruit and pastry aromas. Rich and weighty, Petite Sirah's robust tannins are rounded out by the softer, lush mouth-feel of Petit Verdot. Flavors of summer blueberry, puffed pastry, black pepper and vanilla stretch out over a ... more

In the Alexander Valley of Sonoma County, the Madness and Cures trio discovered small vineyards that produced vibrant and exciting fruit, which was fermented in a combination of open-and closed-top tanks. After the wine aged for about six months in 35% new French oak and 65% neutral oak, the wine ... more

Dark garnet with a lucid rim, the wine exhibits aromas of briar fruit, ripe blackberry and dark plum with a tinge of minerality and charred meat. Brawny on the entry, it has an equally big mid-palate with complex flavors of ripe brambly fruit, a touch of earth and notes of ... more