2014 “Elevation” Petite Sirah Howell Mountain

Starting with the 2012 vintage, we added the name “Elevation” to our Howell Mountain Petite Sirah label. We want to bring attention to the fact that the grapes for this wine are grown between 1800 – 2100 feet elevation on Howell Mountain. We also began moving toward a blended wine, adding some Zinfandel from the Green and Red vineyard in Chiles Valley to the east of us.

95 points, Vinous

"The 2014 Petite Sirah (Howell Mountain) is another drop-dead gorgeous wine from Retro. Savory, powerful and dense, the 2014 has so much to offer. A rush of graphite, smoke, tobacco, incense and cured meats builds as the large-scaled, expressive Petite shows off its pefigree and personality. The 2014 is a blend of fruit from Dunn's Park Muscatine vineyard, planted in 2980, and a parcel of younger vines that date to 2004."