Winemaker Notes
Open a bottle and enjoy aromas of black raspberry, ripe strawberry and cassis with hints of cherry pie, graham cracker and espresso beans. The palate offers flavors of brambleberry, blueberry, nutmeg spice and brown sugar. Its moderate alcohol, firm acidity and velvety tannins help to frame a delicious, flavor-packed finish.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Plush, with a toasty frame guiding a core of warmed plum and blackberry preserve notes, and a late tug of loam on the finish. Shows more heft than purity, but solidly built. Drink now through 2026. 1,995 cases made.
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.