The winemaking team at Zaca Mesa has been intrigued by producing a Petite Sirah of our own for many years. We have a natural affinity for a wine of this style since it offers many characteristics that parallel the style of wines that we make at Zaca Mesa. Petite Sirah is not grown in our estate vineyards, so we sought to source fruit from the neighborhood. The Petite Sirah used in our inaugural 2018 vintage is from Alisos Vineyard. Alisos Vineyard is located on Alisos Canyon Road and is organically farmed. The two site is located between Santa Maria Valley and the Santa Ynez Valley and produces vivid, cooler climate wines. The Petite Sirah produced by the vineyard is small in berry size and results in a dense, concentrated wine due to the wonderfully stressful conditions of growing in low-nutrient soil.