2017 Outpost Petite Sirah The Other, USA, California, Napa, Howell Mountain, Wine Review

This is a nice tale on Petite Sirah made from Howell Mountain grapes. It is quite intense and will need some cellar time to reach full potential. Inky purple in color. Opaque and bright. The nose is tight but has boysenberries, slight pencil lead and slight gravel notes. On the palate, firm tannins. Boysenberry fruit. Very tightly packed. Persistent finish. It is quite tasty but clearly will have more to offer in five to ten years. It should be best in seven to fifteen or so years. This will drink better with food such as roasts, stews and casseroles. If drinking soon, give it a long decant.

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2016 Carlisle Petite Sirah Palisades Vineyard, USA, California, Napa, Wine Review

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2016

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A+

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$50.00USD

Pallisades is one of the great Petite Sirah vineyards and Carlisle really nailed it with the 2016 vintage. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is great with boysenberries, gravel, blueberries and spice. Full bodied. Firm tannins. On the palate, this is delicious. Boysenberries, black cherries, blueberries with underlying gravel. Clean. Long finish. This is drinking well now but still young and may improve. Drink over the next fifteen years. Nice on its own, this would work well with grilled meats.

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

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2017

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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

2005 Ridge Petite Sirah Dynamite Hill York Creek Vineyards, USA, California, Spring Mountain, Wine Review

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2005

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The cork crumbled on opening and the wine was decanted. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has boysenberries, char, slight ink scent and a bit of blueberries. Full bodied. Light tannins. On the palate, the blueberries are more pronounced and plenty of boysenberries with underlying char. Still has youthful energy. Good finish. This is drinking well now but still young. No harm opening or letting it age another ten to fifteen years. It probably won't get much better. It will work well with pizza, burger but also roasts and grilled foods.

2021 Mending Wall Petite Sirah Palisades Vineyard, USA, California, Napa, Wine Review

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2021

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$60.00USD

Obviously way too young, but, this was open and delicious. For about an hour or so, and then shut down tight. We recorked and sampled over the next couple nights. Day 2. Still shut down. Day 3. Drinking well and the bottle was drained. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has boysenberries, gravel, char and spice. Thick tannins. Good acidity. On the palate, loads of boysenberry fruit with underlying char. Deep but like looking into a bottomless hole. Long finish. Not sorry to have tried it, but the remaining bottles will need a rest. Ideally, hold for ten years a

2017 Mending Wall Petite Sirah Palisades Vineyard, USA, California, Napa, Calistoga, Wine Review

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2017

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$55.00USD

Palisades is one of the better Petite Sirah vineyards (albeit there are not that many). This was my first time trying a wine from Mending Wall. Their facility is where Thomas Rivers Brown makes much of his wine these days. Inky purple in color. The nose has boysenberries, clay, gravel and slight char. On the palate, this is delicious already. Medium tannins. Reserved black raspberry fruit with a soft texture. Surprisingly accessible at this young age. It should still improve over the next five to seven years and be good for another ten after that. This will work great with Indian

2017 Outpost Petite Sirah The Other, USA, California, Napa, Howell Mountain, Wine Review

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