Blackrock Vineyard Petite Sirah
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-braised beef short ribs, grilled ribeye steak with rosemary butter, or hearty venison stew.
✨ Technical Specifications
Beringer Vineyards, established in 1876 by brothers Jacob and Frederick Beringer, stands as one of California's most historic winemaking estates. For this expressive single-vineyard bottling, Beringer sources fruit from the rugged terrain of Knights Valley in Sonoma County. The Blackrock Vineyard is named for its dramatic, obsidian-strewn volcanic soils, a legacy of ancient eruptions from nearby Mount St. Helena. This unique terroir, characterized by excellent drainage and intense heat retention from the dark rocks, provides the perfect crucible for Petite Sirah. The wine is celebrated for its ink-dark color, formidable structure, and rich flavor profile. Traditionally aged in a combination of French and American oak, it showcases intense aromas of blackberry liqueur, black pepper, cocoa, and earthy minerals, representing a masterful marriage of historic winemaking expertise and wild, volcanic terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1876 by brothers Jacob and Frederick Beringer, Beringer Vineyards holds the distinction of being California's oldest continuously operating winery, situated in the heart of St. Helena in Napa Valley. Pioneers of early Napa winemaking, the Beringer brothers engineered hand-dug limestone caves and gravity-fed cellars to craft refined, ageworthy wines. Today, owned by Treasury Wine Estates, the historic estate maintains an uncompromising dedication to site-specific viticulture across prime Napa Valley and Knights Valley terroirs. Beringer is internationally celebrated for its flagship Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, alongside complex single-vineyard expressions and botrytized dessert wines like Nightingale.