FROM CH WINE :
Taste: Black wine with red rim. Intense, spicy nose of sandalwood and cherry with notes of black licorice. On the palate, perfectly balanced dark fruit mingles with cedary French oak and hints of black licorice. This is a big wine but it carries itself beautifully and finishes with a core of raspberry fruit and sandalwood that goes on and on. Tannins and acidity are perfectly integrated and balanced. A wine of great character and intensity with the classic structure and concentration of Stags Leap. Decant for one hour or splash the wine around a bit in a decanter - its young, it can handle it. Drink now if you like 'em young or cellar another 20 years - its up to you.


Cameron Confidential: OK, now take the following with a grain of salt. The producer who makes this wine sells their Stags Leap District bottling for over $100 a bottle under their label. As much as I love this wine, it doesn't make the cut at $100 so I think it's fair to say it's a blend put together from barrel lots that didn't fit the final blend. Now, that said, at $16 it's an outstanding deal. The wine has true pedigree - structure, mouthfeel, and intensity with the pitch perfect balance achieved only by the world best winemakers.


As well, you'll notice the label does not say Stags Leap District on it. That's because the producer would not sell us the wine with the appellation attached to it as they have a lot to protect. Just because it can't go on the label doesn't mean we can't tell you guys.

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