Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Tasting Panel
Smooth, spicy and juicy with black raspberry and spice; rich, tangy and long. 5% Cabernet Franc
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Wine Enthusiast
Offered in remembrance of winery co-founder, Emily Miner, this wine is softened by 5% Cabernet Franc, the grapes coming from a handful of vineyards, including Stagecoach and Emilio's Terrace. Dried herb, graphite and sagebrush highlight a tight structure that's grippy and savory, with understated oak.
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Wine & Spirits
Stacy Vogel blends this from fruit from five vineyards, including Stagecoach and the Miner estate vineyard in Oakland’s eastern hills. It’s dominated by green cedar scents when first opened, needing two days of air for the fresh black currant flavors to take precedence. This is chunky and intense, while still maintaining freshness and mineral-inflected tannins. For the cellar.
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.