Very good wine. Has softened a bit over the years. Still quite good, but the tannins are muted and the fruit is lighter. Still full of dark berries and very little black licorice.
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Fantastic producer showing typical Stags Leap Distric characteristics. This wine has aged gracfully and is drinking very well now, cork and bottle in perfect condition. Wonderfully soft but still pronounced blackberry, cherry and black current fruit carried by still firm and velvety tannins with balanced acidity. The age is now showing old world Bordeaux flavors of shaved pencil, wet leaves and forest floor.
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Much better than 3 years ago and it was probably a 93 on the second day when we finished it. I'm going to wait another year and see how much upside this vintage has.
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One of my favorite producers. Even in this "down" vintage, it is still pretty good. Pnp and drinking well right now, still in its sweet spot but I would not let this vintage go much further. Smooth velvety black and blue fruits. Paired perfectly with filet mignon and blue cheese mashed potatoes.
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12/24/2023 - thunderfly Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very good wine. Has softened a bit over the years. Still quite good, but the tannins are muted and the fruit is lighter. Still full of dark berries and very little black licorice.
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11/11/2022 - Stags wrote: 93 Points
Fantastic producer showing typical Stags Leap Distric characteristics. This wine has aged gracfully and is drinking very well now, cork and bottle in perfect condition. Wonderfully soft but still pronounced blackberry, cherry and black current fruit carried by still firm and velvety tannins with balanced acidity. The age is now showing old world Bordeaux flavors of shaved pencil, wet leaves and forest floor.
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3/28/2020 - daved Likes this wine: 92 Points
Much better than 3 years ago and it was probably a 93 on the second day when we finished it. I'm going to wait another year and see how much upside this vintage has.
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8/31/2019 - Berge65 Likes this wine: 90 Points
The 2011 was good but had alongside the 2012 and the 2012 vintage was more robust. As one of the tasters said it’s a little flat.
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2/21/2019 - JG13 Likes this wine: 91 Points
One of my favorite producers. Even in this "down" vintage, it is still pretty good.
Pnp and drinking well right now, still in its sweet spot but I would not let this vintage go much further.
Smooth velvety black and blue fruits. Paired perfectly with filet mignon and blue cheese mashed potatoes.
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