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Wine Details
By Pine and Brown
Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District Napa Valley Reserve 2022
Winemaking
Grapes were hand-picked and optically sorted around 25.5 brix throughout two vineyards within the Stags Leap District AVA. After a 3-day cold soak, tank temperatures were brought up to 95 degrees for maximum color extraction. After full extraction, temperatures were brought down, cooling the tank and slowing fermentation to capture the freshness and elegance of the fruit. We pressed "sweet," allowing the final stages of fermentation to take place in French oak barrels.
Tasting Notes
Our 2022 Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon offers dark, alluring, layered intensity with blackberry fruit notes alongside a rich, mouth-enveloping texture. This wine is classic Stags Leap District Cabernet, offering aromas and flavors of blackcurrant, cassis, dark raspberry, and black cherry alongside delicate notes of cedar, allspice, graphite, and espresso, backed up by more savory notes of olive tapenade and chaparral herbs. There is depth, finesse, and elegance, interweaving power, grace, and structure, full of velvety rich tannins and a long, lingering fresh finish.
Blend
95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot, and 2% Cabernet Franc
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Region:
Napa Valley
Vintage:
2022
Grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc
Country:
United States
Unit Size:
750.00 ML
Alcohol Percentage:
14.80
Appellation:
Stags Leap District