Expect dense black fruit, blueberry, blackberry, dark chocolate, black pepper, and refined oak with full body, grippy structured tannins, and good aging potential. Petite Sirah is one of California's most powerful red varieties. The 2020 Napa vintage was challenging due to wildfires; producer-by-producer quality varied.
- Varietal
- Petite Sirah
- Region
- USA / California / Napa Valley
- Body
- Full
- Style
- dry red, dense, structured, oak-aged
The producer
Stags' Leap Winery (with the apostrophe before the "s," distinguishing it from Stag's Leap Wine Cellars) is a historic estate in the Stags Leap District. The estate has produced one of Napa's most respected Petite Sirahs since the 1970s, with old-vine fruit from estate vineyards.
What critics say
Stags' Leap Petite Sirah is widely cited as one of California's most acclaimed Petite Sirahs.
Pairing
BBQ ribs, smoked brisket, slow-braised short rib, lamb shank