79% Petite Sirah, 8% mixed Rhône
varieties, 7% , & 6% Syrah
Winemaker
Notes
Located at the very heart of Stags
Leap District, the Stags' Leap Winery continues a proud wine making heritage in
the prestigious appellation that bears the winery name. Here, at their 240-acre
wine estate, a unique terroir and an ideal microclimate support a classic
standard of viticulture, land use and wine making that is as relevant today as
it was a century ago.
94 points James
Suckling
Love the aromas of clay, terracotta,
blackberries and black licorice. Full-bodied yet compact and linear. Very fine
tannins. Fantastic, cool and tight finish.
90 points Robert
Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2016 Petite Sirah is made up of
79% Petite Sirah, 8% mixed Rhône varieties, 7% Grenache and 6% Syrah, aged for
12 months in 25% new American oak. Very deep purple-black in color, it opens
with notes of freshly crushed black cherries and black berries with touches of
plum preserves, baking spices and tar. The palate is medium to full-bodied,
very firm and grainy with a lively line to lift the peppery black fruit to a long
finish.
90 points Wine
& Spirits
Winemaker Christophe Paubert
presents his Napa Valley petite sirah with a French accent, sweet, sassy and
friendly rather than aggressively tannic. He builds it around petite sirah he
grows at the Stags’ Leap estate, adding fruit from the warmer northern end of
the valley and some cooler lots south to Coombsville. It’s rich with sweet
cherry and black-tea tannins, ending lean and dry.
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