It has been a few weeks since I have enjoyed a bottle of wine that was deemed “post worthy”, but this one ranks right up there.

While the bottle may look a little cartoonish (likely because of the cartoons), Michael and David Phillips in Lodi have really released an excellent bottle in this “Petite Petit”.

On the nose, it’s very jammy with hints of grilled fruit and figs.  Awesome.

On first sip, gorgeous.  Wickedly lovely. Wow. I love this wine.

I’m not sure how the elephants on the bottle come into play, or if we are supposed to think that this “Petite Petit” is some sort of freakshow - but this wine is really, really good.  I’ve seen it on the shelves a few times, but I had a hard time buying an un-tried, un-reviewed wine for $18.  My wife made this decision much easier for me by bringing it home on a Saturday afternoon, and I wasn’t disappointed.

To my thinking, this one is a good candidate for a case discount.

Cheers, and enjoy the circus.

-Ryan

Petite Petit - Petite Sirah / Petit Verdot