Winemaker Notes
A deep, dense, ruby-violet color offers the nose a broad spectrum of earthy spice notes with lightly toasted oak, vanilla bean and baking spices followed by black cherry and raspberry, rose petals and hints of citrus rind. The palate is focused, yet broad, with chewy fine-grained tannins and flavors of cherry fruit cake, cassis and cocoa nibs.
Blend: 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Petit Verdot
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Crushed blackcurrant, blueberry and cherry with licorice and bark on the nose. Mushroom, too. It’s full-bodied with firm, velvety tannins. Rich and concentrated with wonderful purity of fruit. Juicy and savory. From organically grown grapes. Drink from 2024.
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Jeb Dunnuck
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Three Acre is another graceful, elegant wine from this estate. Beautiful cassis, graphite, damp earth, chocolate, and tobacco notes all emerge from the glass, and it's medium to full-bodied, with an elegant texture, silky tannins, and a great finish. It reminds me of a terrific Saint Julien with its purity and elegance. It will hit its stride in 4-5 years and keep for 15-20.
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Wine Spectator
Juicy in feel, with both a lush and brambly aspect to the mouthfeel, this red delivers a nice wave of steeped currant and blackberry fruit, mixed with singed alder and tobacco hints. Shows a nice undertow of warm tar on the finish. Not shy with its heft, but everything is in place. Best from 2022 through 2034.
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.