David Shaw

9.1

Terue Wines, Rogue Valley Petite Sirah, produced and bottled by Brooks Wines. 210 cases. Purple red, highly extracted skin pigments. Cherry and raspberry aromas. Cherry juice cocktail in the mouth with a touch of seed tannins. Lightly tart and fruity like Ocean Spray, but cherry, not cranberry. What’s not to like? After an hour, the acidity mellows, and you get a fruit forward soft red wine. Love those cherries… After to hours, less soft, some skin astringency but still solid red fruit flavors with length. Interesting dynamics here — a year ago

Jody Scharf

9.1

not Muscat but Pinot very good — a year ago

David Shaw

8.9

Made and bought at Brooks Winery. 100 cases made. Pale yellow white, very good clarity. Honey, floral notes in nose. Soft, medium body, honey flavor. Dry to off-dry but fruit makes it taste like it's sweet, deceptively so. Some skin astringency on finish with citrus, honey and a slightly bitter aftertaste. A notoriously difficult grape to make (good) dry wines from, but this one is decidedly above average. Worth seeking out if, like me, you admire well-made dry muscats — 6 years ago