2017 Stags' Leap Winery Petite Sirah
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The medium to full-bodied 2017 Petite Sirah is a rich mouthful of ripe, spiced black and blue fruits and has an expansive texture, notes of spice, chocolate, and cedar, and a good finish. This delicious, well-made 2017 should evolve nicely for 5-7 years or so.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
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The 2017 Petite Sirah is composed of 85% Petite Sirah, 6% Syrah, 6% Grenache and 3% mixed Rhone varieties. It was aged 14 months in American oak, 25% new. Deep garnet-purple colored, it bursts from the glass with exuberant scents of prunes, baked black cherries and mulberries with hints of candied violets, unsmoked cigars and new leather plus a hint of spice cake. The medium-bodied palate has a firm level of chewy tannins with plenty of freshness to support the bombastic black fruit preserves, finishing long and earthy. 31,647 cases were made.
About the producer
Often confused with Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, Stags’ Leap Winery is another Stags Leap District estate. With a long history, its Petite Sirah has cult status among aficionados, although – like most Napa estates – it produces a range of Cabernet Sauvignon wines.