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PETITE SIRAH 2013 Napa Valley
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer STAGS' LEAP WINERY
Extremely deep intense purple colour. Very cedary, intense, complex, spicy, baked ripe plum-cherry nose with some slight mocha-chocolate notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, well structured, harmonious, ripe plum-cherry puree flavours with a very cedary, bright, mocha-chocolate -tinged, crisp finish. Not quite up to the recommended 2012 (***) with 91-points released on November 28, 2015 at $39.95. TONY ASPLER / 90-points / TRY - Cedary, blackberry with spicy oak on the nose; full-bodied, juicy blackberry flavour with cinnamon and milk chocolate notes on the finish. The 2013 Petite Sirah includes 11% Syrah, 8% Grenache and 2% Carrignan. It has 14.1% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar. CSPC 590356
Type Red Table Wine
Agent Tre Win
Country USA
Region California
Rating ***(90 points)
Very Cedary, Solid
LCBO Text Status A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection!
TASTING NOTE: Stags' Leap has always had a great reputation for its Petite Sirahs. The 2013 Petite Sirah from Napa is 78% Petite Sirah, 11% Syrah, 8% Grenache and the rest Mixed Blacks, aged 12 months in 100% American oak. Blackberry and blueberry fruit, floral notes, licorice and camphor are all present in this medium to full-bodied, but excruciatingly tannic wine that needs at least 7-8 years of cellaring. If the tannins don't subside, my rating will look excessive. Drink: 2024-2034. Score - 88+ (Robert Parker Jr., robertparker.com, March 2016) Price $ 39.95
Bottle Size 750 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - September 3, 2016
Cases bought 223 (12 bottles per case)

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