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| PETITE SIRAH 2012 Napa Valley |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
STAGS' LEAP WINERY |
| Extremely deep intense purple colour. Intense, complex, spicy, baked ripe plum-cherry nose with some slight mocha-chocolate-cedar notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, well structured, harmonious, ripe plum-cherry puree flavours with some cedary, bright, mocha-chocolate notes on the lingering, fairly crisp finish. In 2012 the Petite Sirah was co-fermented with 1% Viognier, and includes 12% Syrah, 8% Grenache and 2% Carignan. It has 14.1% alcohol and 7 g/L residual sugar. Similar to the recommended 2011 (***) released on October 25, 2014 at $39.95. The current average price in the US is $43 CND. |
CSPC |
590356 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Tre Win |
| Country |
USA |
| Region |
California |
| Rating |
***(91 points)
Ripe, Spicy, Well Structured |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: A fabulous wine, the 2012 Petite Sirah was co-fermented with 1% Viognier, and includes 12% Syrah, 8% Grenache and 2% Carignan in the blend. Beautiful aromas of lavender, acacia flowers, blueberries, black raspberries, licorice and graphite emerge from this full-bodied, rich Petite Sirah. While approachable because of the vintage's sweet tannins, it will age easily for 15-20 years. Score - 92 (Robert Parker Jr., erobertparker.com, Oct. 2014) |
Price |
$ 39.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - November 28, 2015 |
| Cases bought |
164 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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