Stags’ Leap Winery 2018 Stags’ Leap Petite Syrah

Stags’ Leap Napa Valley Petite Sirah is a varietal red wine that is enhanced by the deliberate diversity of our vineyard sites. Grapes from vineyards located on our estate’s deep, rocky soils make up the backbone of this Napa Valley Petite Sirah. Carefully selected fruit from both northern vineyards in Calistoga and St. Helena and southern vineyards in Oakville, Oak Knoll, and Coombsville are added to intensify and broaden the wine’s profile to include floral, spice, and fruit characteristics.This wine is intense and robust with velvety tannins and a lengthy finish. Enjoyable now, it also has the depth and complexity to age for many years to come. Established in 1893, Stags Leap Winery is one of the oldest California wine estates within the acclaimed Stags Leap District. A unique terroir and ideal microclimate support a classical standard of viticulture, land use, and winemaking that is as relevant today as it was over a century ago.

Alcohol percentage: 14.1

Tasting Notes

Stags’ Leap Petite Sirah is vibrant and expressive with a cornucopia of blackberry, blueberry and black cherry fruits interwoven with floral musky notes of violet and jasmine, alongside more savory herbal notes of white pepper, earthy loam and crushed rock mineral notes. On the palate, juicy flavors of creamy cassis, macerated blackberry, cherry kirsch, black licorice and peppery plum envelope the rich, saturated mouthfeel, followed by a subtle black gunpowder tea, allspice and black pepper note from the oak ageing integrates seamlessly. This wine is intense and robust with velvety tannins and a generous lengthy finish, with acidity supporting throughout, encouraging you to enjoy it now, but has the depth and complexity to age for many years to come.