Santa Barbara Winery 2012 Curtis Vineyard Petit Verdot (Santa Ynez Valley)

Country: US / California
Variety: Petit Verdot
Winery: Santa Barbara Winery / Curtis Vineyard

Rich aromas of black cherry, anise seeds and buttered violets greet the nose on this dense bottling of a grape that rarely gets solo treatment. The palate is tarry and grippy, with dried sour cherries, boysenberry, black pepper and tightly grained cedar flavors that approach pine sap.