INSIDER DEAL! Vinum Cellars PETS Petite Sirah – Best of Breed

Petite Sirah exactly as it should be – smooth, tannic and bold! This very popular deal is back. Get an amazing price for the next day on the Highly Recommended 25th Anniversary edition of the Vinum Cellars PETS Petite Sirah.

Daily drinker alert!

Ah, Petite Sirah! It’s one of our favorite varieties as there’s so much value to be found in this under-appreciated grape.

We’re also delighted to bring you another deal from Vinum Cellars as our previous offers (Cherry Bomb, The Scrapper, The Insider, Monterey Pinot Noir, Chenin Blanc, etc.) have all been very popular.

Today’s offer is Petite Sirah from grapes grown on Wilson Farms in Clarksburg, California. Here’s how the winery describe their 25th vintage of this wine from this special vineyard, established in 1922:

This is our 25th vintage of Petite Sirah from this vineyard. These grapes come from Wilson Farms, a now 4th generation farm established in 1922. While their first grapes were planted to other varietals it became understood rather quickly that the best two varietals to grow there are both Chenin Blanc and Petite Sirah. The planting we first started making wine from was 1979, but we have diversified into other blocks which allows us to make a more complex wine and achieve maximum color extraction.

Part of what makes Clarksburg a special appellation is the cooling trend that comes in from the San Francisco Bay everyday at about 3:30 pm which sweeps the heat out of the valley floor and allows the grapes to maintain their natural acidity. I like to say this is a reverse cooling trend in that moderation (of heat) comes in the afternoon rather than the early mornings as it does on the coast.

The 2021 Vinum Cellars PETS Petite Sirah is 100% Petite Sirah. It spends 16 months in 2-year-old French oak barrels and has quite a reasonable SRP of just $22.

The 2021 we are offering today received 90 points from James Suckling and we rate it similarly. In other words, today’s savings of $X a bottle means you’re getting a whole lot of bang for your buck!

For the next day you can get 6 bottles of this best of breed Petite Sirah for just $XX.95 ($XX.XX/bottle), a discount of XX%!

This 6-pack deal is available to ship to the following states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV and WY. (These states are dependent on the individual licenses of the offering winery and are not representative of all our deals. Every deal can have different, sometimes more, sometimes less, states available.)

Read on for our full review.

Clicking on the Add To Cart button above will take you to our checkout at shop.reversewinesnob.com. Once there you can adjust the quantity of 6-packs in your order. Ends Wednesday 10/8/2025 at noon (PT).

From the winery:

This Petite Sirah always has impressive color and our barrel aged, 25th year anniversary edition expresses this perfectly. Deep inky purple with teeth staining concentration. These qualities practically pre-describe both the aromas and palate of this wine. Immediately the aromas of this wine unveil boysenberry pie aromas suggestive deep plum and (more) ripe boysenberry with some wild huckleberry tones prevailing.

The wine is refined with a rich French Oak barrel profile which is quite integrated in the mid-palate and a silky platform for the cassis spice and sappy vanilla flavors. Well structured and full bodied with elegant tannins allowing the flavors and character of the variety to shine through. The palate transitions nicely into pure blueberry which resonates on the palate as such, but moves subtly toward earth backed by vanilla, dark cocoa chocolate and backed with dry oak tannins with subtle coffee.

This Petite Sirah is both tannic and bold while maintaining a juicy, overripe profile displaying ample acidity to balance the tannins and fruit concentration making it multidimensional and food friendly. The finish is so supple and smooth that you will miss it when it is gone.

Food Pairings: This wine pairs well with Mexican Carnitas tacos (barbecued pork) spiced with cardamom and spicy chiles served with salsa fresca. It’s great with anything off the grill from Tri-tip to chops to filet mignon and for vegetarians go for an impossible burger made with grains and/or mushrooms.

TA: 5.79g/L
pH: 3.68
Production: 3,510 cases

Produced and Bottled by Vinum Cellars
14.5% Alcohol
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And now on to our review:

The 2021 Vinum Cellars PETS Petite Sirah begins with a pleasing, expressive aroma of ripe black cherry, blackberry and plum plus a little vanilla, baking spice and cola.

The wine tastes smooth, tannic and bold with lots of rich and juicy dark fruit similar to the nose. Add in some nice touches of cola, vanilla and chocolate and this is one really delicious, full-bodied wine.

It ends quite grippy with a dry, smooth and very long, lingering finish. It was similar on day 2.

We love big, tannic wines so this is right up our alley. We put it at the high end of our 8 Taste Rating (90 points). Serve it with anything right off the grill.

Cheers,
Jon

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