1996 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon S.L.V.

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 93.7 points

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  12/17/2023 - j5614.person@gmail.com Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Aged nicely with good balance dark fruit.

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  12/22/2022 - Rollerball wrote: 96 Points

  So-so on PnP but after about 90 minutes this absolutely purred with smoldering confidence. First the tertiaries were there upon opening, then the fruit emerged, and how--compote and baked berry pie, with background hints of eucalyptus, plum, and the herbal flavors of crispy roasted duck skins(?!)--and shortly thereafter, the soft remaining structure stretches out, which was enough to support steak frites and a juicy burger at Occitania Oakland. A wine of warmth and sophistication. I imagine it by a crackling fire. Pinpoint density and viscosity with a noble, baked, extract sweetness. Just too elegant! No browning; the slumbering fruit soon awakens. Perfectly stored bottles deserve at most a quick decant. Drink now.

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  5/28/2022 - sdwineguru Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Nicely evolving Napa red, 1996 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon S.L.V. Mid-ruby, amber edges, viscous (13.8 alc.); Napa Cabernet nose; herbaceous, cassis, red fruit, tobacco, oak, mint; balanced; medium acids, tannins, depth; long elegant red fruit and wood finish. w/tri-tip. 17-17.5 UC Davis scale, 92-93 other scales.

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  10/29/2016 - Alongfield Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Wonderfully balanced, full bodied and soft tannin.

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  3/26/2016 - ljl Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Very dark. No browning. Great legs. Lost some of its fruit.

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