Last spring, at the end of our trip through Napa Valley we made our last stop of the day at Luna Vineyards. Their reputation had preceded our visit and I was prepared to enjoy some really good wines having previously enjoyed their Sangiovese.

After mingling with the friendly staff and being sent up to the lookout tower for one of the best views in Napa Valley, my wife and I decided to join our first wine club. And, so far, we’ve been very happy with each of the two bottles of wine that arrive every couple of months. As habit, we usually try and drink one of the bottles and put the other one in the closet to save for later.

Over the weekend we opened up a bottle of the Luna Petite Sirah 2004, and were blown away. While I won’t claim to have ever even had a Petite Sirah before, this wine was really different than Syrah or anything else I’ve had recently. Very dry, very fruity, very purple and very much not messing around. Also called Durif, Petit Sirah is very new to the wine party, seemingly gaining popularity over the past 10 years.

I enjoyed the dryness of this wine and am really looking forward to opening up the second bottle sometime in the future.