The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa (86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Malbec) exhibits elegant black raspberry, mulberry and chocolate aromas, a lush, nicely crafted, medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, excellent purity, and plenty of berry fruit and wood spice characteristics. It should drink well for 15 or more years.
I have always thought of this winery as a Petite Sirah specialist, but they are now also producing cuvees of Cabernet Sauvignon, a proprietary red and a couple of Merlots. Stags Leap Winery first made its reputation with its Petite Sirahs, and they now offer two cuvees of California’s most underrated varietal.
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