2017 Levo Petite Sirah Soul3D Out, USA, California, Santa Barbara, Wine Review

I am told this is a blend of 63% Petite Sirah, 22% Grenache, and 15% Syrah which makes me wonder how they can call it a Petite Sirah? In California a wine needs at least 75% of the varietal if it is listed on the label. In any event, the wine is quite nice. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has black raspberries, gravel, and roasted herbs. Full bodied. Light to medium tannins. On the palate, black raspberries with char and a bit of gravel. Good finish. This is drinking well now and should provide nice drinking for another five to eight years. It would be a nice wine to serve with various meats and fowl off the grill.

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2018 Levo Under The Gun Petite Sirah, USA, California, Paso Robles, Wine Review

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2017

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$42.00USD

This is a blend of 78% Petite Sirah, 18% grenache, and the remainder Syrah and Roussanne. It is a big, bold wine that is drinking well. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has black raspberries, gravel, black cherries, and spices. Full bodied. Medium tannins. On the palate, lots of black cherry fruit with some black raspberries and char. Long finish. This is nice on its own and would work well with meats or poultry off the grill. Drink over the next six to ten years.

2015 Jaffurs Petite Sirah Thompson Vineyard, USA, California, Santa Barbara, Wine Review

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2015

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A-

Another winner from Jaffurs although this is still quite young. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is nice with black raspberries, grilled meats, slight char and a whiff of violets. Full bodied. Very tight on the palate, it took some time to open. Once it did, plenty of black raspberries, some blueberries, with underlying roasted herbs. Good acidity. Long finish. This needs another five years and should drink well for ten to twelve after that. It drinks well on its own and will work well with pork or beef roast.

2019 Mending Wall Petite Sirah Palisades Vineyard, USA, California, Napa, Wine Review

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2019

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$70.00USD

Palisades is one of the best Petite Sirah Vineyards anywhere. Now, that is somewhat a backhanded compliment as there just aren't that many of those vineyards. Still, this is one worth checking out. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has boysenberries, char and slight spice. Full bodied. Firm tannins. On the palate, juicy black raspberries with underlying gravel and char. Long finish. This is very young and although approachable, it will get better. It could really use about ten years in the cellar. Patience will be rewarded. In any event, this makes good drinking

2017 Stags' Leap Petite Sirah, USA, California, Napa, Wine Review

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2017

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$47.00USD

This bottle was singing with a little air. Inky purple in color, mostly opaque and bright. The nose has boysenberries, a touch of char with an earthy note and a slight menthol note on the back end. Full bodied with a great texture. The palate has boysenberry fruit and black pepper with underlying char. deep yet already accessible. This is a big hearty wine but compared to prior vintages this seems to be maturing, or at least opening, a bit faster. Nothing wrong with that especially for Petite. Delicious. This should continue to open and mature and drink well for the next ten to fif

2006 Jaffurs Petite Sirah Thompson Vineyard, USA, California, Santa Barbara, Wine Review

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2006

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A-

This is starting to come into its own but still is young and really needs more time. Pop and pour, this should have been decanted. Purple in color. The nose has black raspberries, an underlying char with some peppery notes. On the palate, this is concentrated but has a lot of black raspberry fruit. Dense. Medium tannins. Worked well with spicy Chile Relenos. It could use a few more years of cellaring and there is some slight upside for that.

2017 Levo Petite Sirah Soul3D Out, USA, California, Santa Barbara, Wine Review

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