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| Drinking window: Drink between 2009 and 2013 (based on 23 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 84.9 pts. and median of 85 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by smguth3 on 5/11/2009: B (4565 views) | | | Tasted by DukeDrew on 4/3/2009 & rated 85 points: Meh. (4480 views) | | | Tasted by cowtownguy on 11/15/2008 & rated 86 points: Great value weekday cab. (4336 views) | | | Tasted by eelgerg on 9/14/2008 & rated 89 points: Nice, fruit-forward nose with hints of chocolate, some leather. on the verge of some complexity, but I agree this is a simple wine. I like the medium finish, and expected a fruit explosion in the mouth, but the flavour came much slower, which was quite nice. Actually made the wine intriguing to me. Nice cab for an easy-drinking night. (3484 views) | | | Tasted by cowtownguy on 9/14/2008 & rated 86 points: Wonderful weekday cab. Great value. Not complex but nice nose and flavor. (4365 views) | | | Tasted by pian0_player on 8/6/2008 & rated 88 points: solid $20 bottle. nothing to write home about. above average cali cab. not bad for twenty bucks at the supermarket. simple table wine, lacks depth and complexity. lacks the tannic structure to improve much with age. (2404 views) | | | Tasted by jimyboy on 5/26/2008 & rated 88 points: getting better with age Stags' Leap pedigree is starting to come through, great for every day drinker. (2865 views) | | | Tasted by toontune on 5/1/2008 & rated 85 points: Consistant. Better day 2. (2916 views) | | | Tasted by toontune on 3/31/2008 & rated 85 points: Always reliable (3074 views) | | | Tasted by toontune on 3/12/2008 & rated 80 points: Lacking the usual quality (3273 views) | | | Tasted by toontune on 3/3/2008 & rated 85 points: Powerful with great nose (3302 views) |
| Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Stags Leap District Stags Leap District |
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