Stags' Leap Winery, Petite Sirah, Napa Valley

Good petite sirah. Double decanted an tasted after 2-3 hours. Blackberry primary on palate with some herbs and chocolate behind. Moderate tannins. This is a big wine with good structure and strength. Medium acidity moderately long finish.

2020 vintage

What AUPCAVA said. Good juice!

2020 vintage

Chocolate, violets, and vanilla bean nose Blackberry, tar, anise Full body, full throttle, luscious mouthfeel

2020 vintage

Delicious!

2020 vintage

Deep Ruby Promounced flavors and aromas Liquorice, cedar, tar, blackberry, black cherry, plum, red cherry, pepper, leather, meat, bbq sauce Dry, high alcohol, medium+ acidity, high tannins, long finish

2020 vintage

It smells like blackberry, raspberry and mint. It tastes like grapefruit, black currant (cassis) and oak. The body is light/medium. The wine has juicy texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.

2020 vintage

quite tannic initially. opened up after about 1 hr of decanting. very fruity.

2020 vintage

Another very enjoyable wine from this winery. I actually preferred the grip it had right out of the bottle. Let it decant for 3 hours and it's a bold, dinner friendly wine. Pretty textbook petite, punches above the $20 mark we snagged it for in my opinion. I've heard the 21 is better, will have to source and compare.

2020 vintage

What a great PS. Enough body and interest to stand alone for HH, while subtle enough to pair with most dinner foods. Love it!

2020 vintage

Jammy, bold and tannic. Dark and full body with oak and pepper. Better after air. Delicious and enjoyed very much.

2020 vintage

Concentrated and dense black plum, blackberry, blueberries, dark chocolate but lifted by violets. Very tannic but not overdone, needs a good steak or lamb.

2020 vintage

Super toasty oak, black pepper and slightly spicy. Blackfruits- blackberry, blackcurrant, plum. A big, bold immensly tannic napa wine. Full bodied with a length finish. Much smoother next day. Needs a long decant.

2020 vintage

Let sit for 2 hrs. Dark fruit, jammy, bold. Fills the palate and ends with some spice. Inky dark color. Would get again.

2020 vintage

Started out quite stuffy and monolithic but opened up into a very enjoyable, more subtle wine. Abundant ripe black fruit, raspberry compote, black pepper, and some oak. Fresh in palate (give it plenty of air!), with some lingering tannin to accompany the 20s finish. Delicious.

2020 vintage

Big, dark petite. Good wine

2020 vintage

4th Saturday Brown Bagger (R&D's) : Double blind. Aromas of prune, chocolate and leather, and it's plenty hot too. Firm and tannic, with blackberry and pepper spice. Easy to pick out as a Petite Sirah. (V&M)

2020 vintage

Not tasted blind At restaurant. I do find this a great restaurant go to. Deep, inky purple and youthful in the glass, this wine opens with concentrated blackberry and dark plum on the nose, supported by a subtle lift of red berry and a touch of earth. The initial attack is bold and full-bodied, with plush dark fruit leading the way. As it evolves, the mid-palate tightens with dryness and structure, while the finish leans even drier, tapering off with …

2020 vintage

Damn good bottle of wine Bought 6 for $20 each and great tasting Petite Sirah Stags Leap spelling not mine LOL

2020 vintage

Absolute love this PS. Got a great deal from LastBottle.com.

2020 vintage

Just plain inky, fruity goodness. Great deal from Last Bottle. Needs food for sure

2020 vintage

A deep garnet color, and intoxicating nose. So big, yet so inviting. Medium-full body, medium acidity and big tannins, this was sturdy, but still refreshing. Drank beautifully straight out of the cellar. Flavors of black fruits, leather, and a smoky finish, this wine was wearing a monocle and playing triple word tiles in scrabble, all for under twenty dollars a bottle. A phenomenal value for the price. Corked half the bottle to see what day 2 holds.

2020 vintage

Was shipped in summer, but was still cool once received Strong fruit forward with hints of spice and a mild pepper finish Drinks better than $20

2020 vintage

Dark fruit and vanilla nose Blackberries, vanilla oak, black cherry Soft tannins Great balance

2020 vintage

Pop n pour. I noticed this isn’t my style. Lil too disjointed. Kind of clunky n heavy. Nose was very nice. Spice on the palate but just not in harmony . Rather spend my money elsewhere. Wine was drinkable I think I will pass on future purchases. Previous two bottles I ranked higher. This is how I’m feeling currently. Will revisit tomorrow to see if the wine is better than today

2020 vintage

Black fruit, plum, blackberry, warm and ripe. A nice smokiness that adds some complexity. Charred peppers. Dried orange peel Rich, savory, with lots of ripe berries. Lots of sappy tannin, but structure is pleasant. Generous fruit.

2020 vintage

Birthday/pizza wines (Châteauneuf-du-Salil, Albany) : Lovely wine that kept getting better and more fragrant as the night went on. Rich black fruit accented by bright minty and lightly spicy notes on a frame that's medium weight and surprisingly silken - this is one of the few times I've had a Petite Sirah where the tannin actually felt fully resolved. The structure here comes from the acidity which adds a sense of freshness and real vibrancy to the fruit, and the …

1994 vintage

Salil's Birthday (Châteauneuf-du-Salil, Albany, NY) : [Double-decanted for 2 hours around 3pm. Tasted about 6pm.] Big, briary nose of red fruit. Tannins have softened, but the sweet fruit overwhelms them now. Just a beautiful wine with good pizza.

1994 vintage

I love me a great aged petite sirah, and I especially love it when it’s from Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars and also happens to be my birth-year. It’s always a crap-shoot opening ‘older’ (keep in mind this is my birthyear) wines, but the color through the bottle looked excellent, and I’ve had great luck with this classic producer over the years. Top of the cork is flawless (even better sign) and for a split second I consider not using my …

1980 vintage

Maybe, slightly lower acidity than typical Petite Sirah. Still, nice balance, calm elegance and a lot of complexity. Deep garnet. Medium plus body. Medium plus acidity. Notes of licorice, cedar, juniper. and graphite. Fruits of black plum, black currant and blueberries are ripe, but dry. Mid-palate of dried herbs and warm spices. Some soy sauce. Finishes with black tea and dark chocolate. Mysterious and captivating.

1995 vintage

Dark purple with ruby notes on edge. Spice, vanilla dominate nose, blueberry late. Blueberry flavors with some considerable tannins. Stringent flavors.

2016 vintage

The last one from my cellar to be consumed and it was surprisingly still good. If there are any left out there in cellars i would not tempt fate and drink them up.

2002 vintage

This is still holding on. Slow ox overnight then to decanter for a couple hours. Round, plush, rich, a bit dusty, dark fruits. Could still go a little longer but no need to hold at 19 years old. Probably better a year or two back but I have no complaints.

2002 vintage

Decanted at 1pm. Nose of black fruits and sweet licorice. Juicy red fruit and mulch on the palate. 7pm: Big bouquet of spicy red fruit. Rich, juicy fruit. Still some tannin on the long sour cherry finish. Excellent with beef short ribs.

1994 vintage

Corked

2001 vintage

Double decanted. Needed an hour in the glass to round out. Lots of plum and sour cherry. In a lovely spot right now.

1994 vintage

Drinking very well. Brown cherry colored with clear signs of age. Nose of black fruits (black currant, blackberry) and hints of leather and chocolate and barnyard. Still very fresh on the nose. Balanced and silky on the palate with black fruits. Still good tannin and acidity. Long lingering finish. Medium alcohol. Will last a few more years for sure.

1994 vintage

1994 STAGS LEAP WINE CELLARS NAPA PETITE SIRAH- tasted blind; not to be confused with Stags Leap Winery, this is a rare bird for me from a producer for whom I`m fond of their Cabernets; the colour showed some age with a dark coffee hue; the nose was a welcoming spicy, dark chocolate with a dollop of talc; the taste was so different with minty black currant and black raspberry with a hint of Brett; it was full bodied and …

1994 vintage

Wow - what a surprise. I will happily give this wine one of the highest ratings it has received in recent years. I bought this wine on a whim many years ago at a supermarket and liked it so much I wonder if it would age well. It does indeed. Still very dark on the color, so right off the bat, I knew it was still at least ok. The nose was still very complex, some nuanced fruits, charcoal, fig …

2002 vintage

Still very drinkable, full bodied with a great finish. Probably near its peak.

2002 vintage

I love aging Syrah's and this proved my point. In a great spot right now. Gorgeous Syrah fruit.

2001 vintage

Received as a part of a $250 Garagiste garage sale mystery box. Wow. This was awesome. Great acidity with red fruit, but lots of blackberry and bramble in the background. The tannins have receded, and it's showing beautifully. Best after 30-45 minutes of air. I'm not someone that normally likes California wines, but this was extraordinary. Sad that I'll never get to drink it again.

1994 vintage

Tremendous classic petite syrah. It is our standard for the grape.

2001 vintage

This is a conundrum. This first bottle might have turned, or be turning. Cork crumbled. Nose of serious old work funk and must. Not Petite Sirah-like at all. But rich purple-red color, and lush in the mouth with brooding inky thickness. Finishes very dry. I'm completely on the edge with this wine. Is it flawed? Is it turned? Is it just completely strange and out of whack to my palate against other reviewers? Giving it a 90 just on promise. …

2002 vintage

Very inky and dense. Nose of cocoa, and dark cherries. Bold, balanced flavors, starting with cocoa, then flowing into a swirl of licorice, pepper, dark cherries and currants. Dark,but with a freshness. It ends on a sweet note, almost like a Marsala. Very balanced and delightful. Excellent with beef.

2002 vintage

Past it's prime but still drinkable.

2002 vintage

Dusty with strong tart notes of overripe blackberry. Nice to try and interesting but way too expensive for a petite sirah. Worth a tasting but don't go out of your way for this one.

1994 vintage

Like below, needed 3 hours to open up. Have saved a little bit for tomorrow just to see what happens. But what a lovely petit sirah, with a long, rich finish, a surprisingly robust fruit core for its age...tempered by the earth/leather. Just a pleasure to drink, but please wait a few hours. Curious what tomorrow will hold. Wish I had more.

1994 vintage

needed a bit of time to open up but surprisingly youthful. No rush.

1994 vintage

Really enjoyed this. Not at all like the modern Petite's that I've had (super dark, inky, high alcohol, generally over the top). More like an aged cab to me. Dusty tobacco and spice with a still solid fruit core of raspberry and lighter red fruits. Definitely improved over the few hours we drank it. Also, like others, lousy cork that I had to strain out of the wine after it broke in half.... Garagiste sourced. Worth a try, but at …

1994 vintage

last of the 2002 and still kicking. very dark color, ZZTOP leggs, big bold fruit and very balanced tannins. loved it

2002 vintage

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