Napa Valley, California, United StatesThe ’16 Petite Sirah is better than ever a year down the road. It comes from a handful of ancient vines on the estate and a few sites in the north and south of Napa Valley. It’s beginning to lose a bit of its rich, fat, baby fruit as it puts on some midpalate weight and more complexity. Black pepper, raspberries, and bitter, dark chocolate rule the palate with plenty of acidity to balance it all out in the mouth. The star is the texture of this wine; the tannin management has left it with dense sweet tannins that coat the palate but do not dry out your mouth. You can drink this now, and that is its charm and brilliance. Winemaker Paubert practices traditional winemaking methods and a varying mix of syrah, grenache, and mourvèdre to add further layers of interest. A first-class red, you can cellar this beyond 2026 with ease. Finally, the wine went through a relatively short maceration period (9-12 days on average) that included the co-fermentation of two lots with the viognier to reinforce the floral character of the petite sirah. The wine aged for 12 months in American oak barrels (25% new).Tasted: 24 September 2020Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$45.99
750ml
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AB
$42.95
750ml
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ON
$58.99
750ml
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Producer: Stags' Leap WineryDistributors: Mark Anthony Wines and Spirits Grape: Petite SirahCSPC: 533052UPC: 00626990001638
Napa Valley, California, United StatesThe ’16 PS is another terrific effort by winemaker Christophe Paubert. It comes from a handful of ancient vines on the estate and other sites in the north and south of Napa Valley. It’s big and rich awash in fruit, but it comes with complexity of flavours, namely black pepper, raspberries and bitter, dark chocolate. The acidity keeps the wine fresh and linear; the tannins are dense and will give it a long life, but you can drink this wine now, and that is its charm and brilliance. Winemaker Christophe Paubert also uses a small but varying mix of syrah, grenache and mourvèdre to add complexity and balance to the blend. First-class and you can cellar this more than a decade — Paubert practices traditional methods to showcase the unique nature of the petite sirah fruit. Avoiding over extraction, the wine went through a relatively short maceration period (9-12 days on average) that included fermentation, and two of these lots were co-fermented with Viognier to reinforce the floral character of the Petite Sirah. The wine aged for 12 months in American oak barrels (25% new).Tasted: 02 November 2019Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$45.99
750ml
BCLS
AB
$42.95
750ml
fine wine shops
ON
$58.99
750ml
LCBO
Producer: Stags' Leap WineryDistributors: Mark Anthony Wines and Spirits Grape: Petite SirahCSPC: 533052UPC: 00626990001638
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