Aristotle Petite Sirah Monterey County 2020

Aristotle Wines from Greenfield, CA in Monterey County produced this certified sustainable petite sirah for us. Although I know that I should not hold back from wines that state out loud that they are “sustainable” or “organic” for some reason I still do. I (unfortunately) have too many wines that state this that have turned out very mediocre. My brain tells me that it is not the practices that made the wine mediocre but still I hesitate when I see this. Add to this the very low price and you would have thought that I would have taken a pass at trying this wine. Budget limitations can force you to do all sorts of things. The wine shows aromas of black plum and blackberry with a hint of some herbaceous notes. The wine is juicy with flavors of raisin and blackberry. The finish is very dry, oaky and acidic. About what I would expect for a wine in this price point so nothing really bad. Still not something I will go out of my way to try again.

Rating 7.5