2023 petite sirah - 95 pts from James Suckling

Plush in tex­ture and wrapped in sweet woodsy spices, this con­cen­trat­ed, struc­tured petite sir­ah shows how detailed the vari­ety can be. Perky acid­i­ty cuts through age-wor­thy tan­nins, bring­ing berg­amot lift to turned earth, black plums and bram­ble­ber­ries. Mus­cu­lar and vivid all at once. Drink or hold. — 95 pts

Bri­an Freedman/​James Suckling