2014 Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Hirondelle Vineyard Stags Leap District

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 89.2 points

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  7/4/2023 - Kathleenbiffle Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Beautiful deep ruby red, purple hues, thick legs, smoky cherry aromas with earthy notes. Soft on the palate with robust cherry flavors, toasty rustic hints develop midpalate, firm structured tannins balances well with clove spice hints in a long finish.

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  3/22/2022 - Markie_Sharkie wrote: 89 Points

  Nice wine. Violets and vanilla on the nose. Smooth tannins. Medium finish. Solid Napa Cabernet. A little pricey but drinking well now.

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  12/13/2021 - ppandian wrote: 89 Points

  Typical cali cab. But quite well balanced, restrained strawberries and red fruit with soft tannins.

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  3/19/2021 - John McCabe wrote: 89 Points

  This didn't meet expectations at all. Quite a cold, hard, almost dead profile, the fruit was absent. Maybe it's a bit more of a Bordeaux style, though I love Bordeaux, but not this. Feels like poor winemaking really. I generally like the '14 Napa vintage too.

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  11/11/2020 - TRueNOLA wrote: 90 Points

  Nice wine but didn't live up to the 13, 15 or 16. Didn't get a lot of what I'd consider the stags leap distinction.

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