Greetings and Salutations!
You might remember our 2016 Petite Sirah, Sibling Rivalry. It was inky, dark, jammy with violets, blackberry, raspberry, pepper, and damp earth. We released this giant last June, and ran out of stock last fall.
Here's what no one knew: We kept a 30-gallon barrel of our Petite Sirah aging for 12 additional months. When bottled, the Sibling Rivalry Riserva had sat in barrel for 40 months. Yes, 40 months, you read that right. The additional aging time in barrel created a wine of immense complexity that is a compelling rendition of Petite Sirah, and a top wine of ours EVER produced.
Our Petite Sirah Riserva will also launch the Suveg Cellars Riserva Series, where wines that have been aged for 36 months or more are marked with the gold "Riserva" sticker below the front label. These Riserva Series bottles will be in very limited supply, as we only have 170 BOTTLES of the 2016 Petite Sirah Sibling Rivalry Riserva.
With an additional year of age, we could think of no better time to release this wine than February 29th- Leap Year Day. Make sure to read the Event Details below, as this will be a unique release, with unique rules.
Event Details
The Release will be an all-day event on Saturday, February 29th starting at noon and ending at 10 pm.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY DAY TO TRY THE RISERVA. After Saturday the 29th, buying a bottle will be the only way to try this wine until we sell out.
This wine will be sold to the wine-club only, though tastings will be available to the public on Saturday the 29th only.
All wine will be sold on a first come first serve basis.
Make sure to stop in on the 29th to grab our first Riserva!
- Craig and Karen