Heidi Barrett's La Sirena Pirate 2009 TreasuRed Napa Valley Red Wine

La Sirena Wine
Winemaker Notes: Very deeply colored like blackberry jam. Aromas are bold, dried black cherry, dark chocolate. Cab-like yet different with a lifted Grenache note. Across the palate it's broad, mouthfilling and powerful with unusually sweet tannins, and a long finish. A big, black, bold wine with distict personality and style.
Using six varieties, the "treasure of the seven seas" is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Grenache, and Petite Sirah. The wine is bold and Cab-like with the other varietal flavor profiles overlapping, showing off the magic of the blend.
Wine Advocate
#198 Dec 2011 Antonio Galloni 92 Drink: 2012 - 2018
The 2009 Pirate TreasuRed is deeper, silkier and a touch more seductive than the 2008. Here the fruit profile tends towards redder fruit, with hints of flowers, mint and tobacco that add complexity. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2018.
This is an eclectic set of wines from Heidi Barrett.

Type	Red
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Grenache, Petite Sirah
Vintage	2009
Winemaker	Heidi Barrett
Alcohol content	14.7%
Appellation	California – Napa Valley
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Wine Spectator	92
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Winemaker Heidi Barrett

...hired by Gustav Dalle Valle at Dalle Valle Vineyards where she remained as winemaker until the spring of 1996. It was there she took her talents to the next level, creating wines of “cult” status. Her powerful yet elegant Cabernets from Dalle Valle Vineyards include the famous proprietary blend “Maya” which received perfect 100 point scores in two consecutive vintages ( ’92 and ’93) from Robert Parker and record-breaking bids at the Napa Valley Wine Auction. In 1992 she began making wine for Screaming Eagle, her most celebrated and, undoubtedly, her most successful project to date. The 1992 and 1997 vintages garnered another set of perfect 100’s from Parker. A 6-liter bottle of the ’92 Screaming Eagle set a world record for the highest price ever paid for a single bottle of wine at the 2000 Napa Valley Wine Auction selling for $500,000. A vertical offering sold for $650,000 at the 2001 NVWA. These coveted accolades coupled with her philosophy of winemaking have earned her such great respect from Robert Parker, Jr. that he tipped his hat by proclaiming her the “The First Lady of Wine” and TIME magazine dubbed her “The Wine Diva of Napa Valley”.