Petite Sirah
Petite Sirah (also known as Durif) is a red grape that produces dark-colored tannic wines with strong plum and dark berry fruit characteristics alongside some spice. Despite the similar name, it is not the same grape as Syrah. It is most commonly grown in California, and Australia. You can use Wine Enthusiast’s online Buying Guide to find the top-rated Petite Sirah among our extensive Petite Sirah wine reviews and easy-to-use database. Our Petite Sirah reviews will give you a general idea what to expect from wines made from Petite Sirah, and will help you find one that best suits your needs.
Miro 2001 Coyote Ridge Vineyard Petite Sirah (Dry Creek Valley)
- $35
Stone cold classic Sonoma Petite Sirah, black in color, brooding, dense in body, and brilliantly fruity. The sweet, smooth tannins hold massive flavors ranging from blackcurrants and coffee to grilled meat and plenty of smoky oak. Easy to drink now, but should age well for many years. From a branch of the Trentadue winery.
— S.H.
(3/1/2005)
Miner 2002 Petite Sirah (Napa Valley)
- $40
Exuberant and lusty. This is a big red wine, dry and full-bodied and not at all reticent. Ripe, almost jammy flavors of blackberries, cassis, cherries and cocoa, with a sweet covering of oak, and rich, thick, ripe tannins. Drink now.
— S.H.
(8/1/2005)
Elyse 2003 Petite Sirah (Rutherford)
- $36
About as fancy as Petite Sirah gets. Has the bones and authority of a great Cab. Lush, smooth tannins and full-bodied, with powerful, intense flavors of blackberries, plums, espresso, peppery spices and subtle notes from oak barrels.
— S.H.
(10/1/2005)
EOS 2002 Cupa Grandis Grand Barrel Reserve Petite Sirah (Paso Robles)
- $40
If you like your Pets awesomely dark and extracted, with enormous fruit and lavish oak, you’ll enjoy this only-in-California wine. Tastes like a rum-soaked blackberry and chocolate cake, sprinkled with cinnamon, with a peppery edge. But it’s dry and soft.
— S.H.
(11/1/2005)
Girard 2003 Petite Sirah (Napa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $24
Classic Petite Sirah, full-bodied, rich, totally dry, very tannic and fruity. So good now with something big, like short ribs, that it will be difficult to cellar, but this is a wine that will soften and sweeten over many years. And what a finish, long in ripe, wild blackberries, cherries and coffee.
— S.H.
(12/1/2005)
Concannon 2001 Heritage Petite Sirah (Livermore Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $40
From the winery that claims to have introduced Petite Sirah as a varietal wine comes this dynamic bottling. It’s full-bodied, dry and tannic, with a deep undertow of blackberry, cherry, plum and coffee flavors, and has a complex structure. Will be beautiful with a grilled steak, but this is a wine you can stash away for at least a decade.
— S.H.
(12/1/2005)
Wolff 2004 Estate Grown Petite Sirah (Edna Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $19
Petite Sirah seems a curious choice to grow in one of the coolest AVAs in California. This wine is bone dry and tannicly acidic, with a deeply attractive, ripe juiciness that’s like the essence of black currants and chocolate-coated cherries. The wine is very young, but so beautifully balanced. Good now with big rich meats, but should hold and improve through this…
— S.H.
(7/1/2006)
Vina Robles 2003 Jardine Petite Sirah (Paso Robles)
- Editors' Choice
- $26
This is Pet in all its full-bodied glory. It’s a dark, rich wine, stuffed with enormous plum, black currant, coffee and bitter chocolate flavors that finish absolutely dry. Despite the size, it achieves balance and harmony. This is one of the best Petite Sirahs I’ve had this year. Good now, and should hold for at least a decade.
— S.H.
(7/1/2006)
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