"We've got a thing about big black things at Teusner…big black dogs, big black utes….and big black reds. Dr. Francois (Frank to his mates) Durif, French botanist extraordinaire of the late 19th century ‘mated' Shiraz with Peloursin and named the resulting love child after himself. Why the Americans call this gear ‘Petite Syrah' is beyond me…this stuff is big, it's as black as dog's guts…" (Teusner, Kim - Winemaker)