Quixote Winery
2016 Petite Sirah
Stags Leap District AVA
Auction 22 | Lot No. 91
Vintage: 2016
Quixote Winery
Petite Sirah
Stags Leap District
5 cases produced
Highlights
- Selected Petite Sirah from Quixote’s famed Helmet of Mambrino Vineyard in the famed Stags Leap District
- Aged in new French oak from master cooper Jean-Louis Bossuet
- 100% Petite Sirah
- Organically farmed, fermented in open top barriques and hand-punched down
Description
As a winemaker and wine lover, I am often approached by benevolent souls who are delighted to have me try wonderful, ancient, dusty artifacts from their collections. As a wine connoiseur and amateur historian I am always happy to oblige. Since I have worked in many parts of the world, I have had the opportunity to taste wines from many regions and countries. More often than not, these experiences end in disappointment with wines that are over the hill, damaged by storage or sadly in our day, outright fakes. There is one wine that has rarely let me down and those are the magnificent and venerable old Petite Syrahs of Stags’ Leap Vineyard. Whether it is ’72, ’73 or the legendary ’74 or any of the fabulous older vintages, these wines continue to shine long after great Bordeaux and Burgundy has faded. The wines are youthful and nimble with vivacity and charm. They are rich and complex with weight and density. They are ideal with food and never too much. In this tradition we present our Premiere lot, a 2016 Quixote Petite Syrah. This wine is handpicked from the barrel off of the highest block on the Quixote property - the very block that Carl Doumani sourced his finest Quixote wine, The Helmet of Mambrino. This wine promises decades of drinking pleasure with layers of density and richness.
Wine Facts
- Single vineyard wine
- Organically produced (also commonly called "organically grown")
- Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled
Aaron Pott
Winemaker, Quixote Winery
Aaron Pott studied oenology at the University of California Davis and earned a master's degree in Viticulture from the Universite de Bourgogne in Dijon, France.
Aaron became winemaker at Chateau Troplong Mondot. Premier Grand Cru Classe St. Emilion. After six years making wine in France, Aaron returned to the U.S. He consults for a limited quantity of notable producers as well as making his own wine label, Pott Wine, at Quixote. In November 2012. Aaron was named "Winemaker of the Year" by the highly-acclaimed Food &Wine magazine. Some of Aaron's other clients include the likes of Blackbird Vineyards, Fisher Vineyards, Jericho Canyon, Seven Stones, St Helena Winery, Adler Deutsch and Perliss.
Country born: United States
Education: Master's Degree in Viticulture from the Universite de Bourgogne
BS Oenology from the University of California Davis
Years in the wine industry: 20-30 years
Honors / Awards:
2012 Winemaker of the Year - Food & Wine Magazine
Winemaking Philosophy:
Showcase the vineyard to its' best expression each year.
Anteroom
650 Castro Street #120-258
Mountain View CA 94041
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Winery Distribution
Quixote Winery is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.
Domestic:
- California (Authentic Wine Selections)
- Colorado (Still, Tap & Press Distributing)
- Florida (Johnson Brothers)
- Missouri (Bommatito Wines & Spirits)
- Nebraska (Quench Fine Wine Nebraska)
- New Jersey (Lieber Fine Wines & Spirits)
- New York (Lieber Fine Wines & Spirits)
- North Carolina (Grapevine of North Carolina, Inc.)
- South Carolina (Grapevine of North Carolina, Inc.)
International:
- China (Quixote Winery)
- New Zealand (AWines)
- Puerto Rico (Plaza Provision Company)
- Romania (Quixote Winery)