October 30, 2023 - Recently received from the winery. Still drinking great.
October 21, 2023 - On the downside of the drinking window, but still quite enjoyable. Has taken on a bit of rust colt in the glass and nott as fruit forward, but still maintains some pleasant structure.
July 26, 2023 - 93.60 club + tax and shipping $101.00. Incredible all the way through, with a beautiful aftertaste. Magic!
July 6, 2023 - Delicious. Chocolate and licorice. Strong nose and good length. Dark fruit.
June 11, 2023 - Beautiful nose of creme de cassis, super ripe black cherries and boysenberries, vanilla, milk chocolate and oak. Med-full bodied, this is rich and chocolately and a bit too soft and sweet for my taste. That said, it is quite delicious in a desert-y kind of way and reasonably complex. While delicious, it lacks focus, delineation, minerality and tannin. Best now. Drink now-2026+ 92
Tatiana says 92
April 9, 2022 - Opened as part of a vertical with other CL SL. Stored in wine cooler at 55°. Sadly I think this should have been consumed a year ago. The wine def changed the longer it sat open thru our tasting and not for the good.
February 1, 2022 - still showing good fruit and long finish. Very good.
October 22, 2021 - Fantastic sauvignon that aged well and was still inky purple in color.
Breathed a little and was ready to drink after 30 minutes.
A little sentiment formed. Full of California fruit berries, slight smoke and tannins but paired beautifully with steak dinner.
March 18, 2021 - Deep ruby. Thick legs. Med (+) to pronounced blackberry, blueberry, caramel, mocha, cinnamon, cedar. Dry but quite fruit forward with med acidity, med plus tannins and high alcohol (14.8%). Big-bodied, smooth, rich, supple, without being overdone. Intensely flavored, with a long finish. Drinking very well now, with a few years upside.
February 27, 2021 - Very expressive, fruit forward and complex Stags Leap offering. Dark but clear indigo color with a hint of pink at the rim. White flowers on the nose. Opens with blackberry, blueberry and cassis on the front palate. Midpalate exposes layers of chocolate, coffee, clove and a hint of pepper. Graphite and mineral notes on the back palate. Very robust with a long lingering finish and nicely integrated tannins. Will this last another 5 years? Yes but why wait. This is not likely to improve with age but will certainly sustain a bit longer. Drank during an ad hoc, remote, socially distanced version of OTBN with good friends in Illinois and Indiana.