Winemaker Notes
This rich, fruit-forward wine calls for succulent, flavorful dishes such as grilled tenderloin with roasted shallots, creamy blue cheeses, pepper-rubbed pork chops, or duck breast with grilled plums.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Blackcurrant, clove, walnut and dried lavender on the nose. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, fine-grained tannins. Structured and precise with dark berries and cocoa on the finish. Try from 2021.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2018 Black Stallion Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon is bright and lasting on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits classic aromas and flavors of black fruit, dried herbs, and a hint of oak. Pair it with grilled beef. (Tasted: May 2, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Enthusiast
This accessible and affordable wine delivers rounded flavors of tobacco, clove and cedar. Moderate in length and tannin, the oak is integrated and adds power and spice to it all. Editors’ Choice
One of the most prestigious wines of the world capable of great power and grace, Napa Valley Cabernet is a leading force in the world of fine, famous, collectible red wine. Today the Napa Valley and Cabernet Sauvignon are so intrinsically linked that it is difficult to discuss one without the other. But it wasn’t until the 1970s that this marriage came to light; sudden international recognition rained upon Napa with the victory of the Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon in the 1976 Judgement of Paris.
Cabernet Sauvignon undoubtedly dominates Napa Valley today, covering half of the land under vine, commanding the highest prices per ton and earning the most critical acclaim. Cabernet Sauvignon’s structure, acidity, capacity to thrive in multiple environs and ability to express nuances of vintage make it perfect for Napa Valley where incredible soil and geographical diversity are found and the climate is perfect for grape growing. Within the Napa Valley lie many smaller sub-AVAs that express specific characteristics based on situation, slope and soil—as a perfect example, Rutherford’s famous dust or Stags Leap District's tart cherry flavors.