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Wine Details
Price:
$48.00 per bottle
Description:
The beautiful, ripe grape clusters that went into this Cabernet Sauvignon began arriving at the Winery in mid-October. As has become tradition at Stags’ Leap, the fruit for this wine was hand-picked in small bins and fermented separately in a combination of open and closed top fermentors. By doing this, Kevin was able to maximize the concentration and extraction of the juice for the final blending process. The wine was aged in 100 percent French oak barrels (50 percent new) for 24 months. A year into the aging process Kevin assembled the final blend so that the wine had time to become one with itself well before bottling. Rich ruby red in color, luscious aromatics of black cherry, blackberries, and plum greet the nose with a slight back note of earth, leather, and bittersweet chocolate. Flavors of plum compote, spice, green tea, and cocoa are the introduction to this wine as velvety, unctuous tannins blend with a juicy, naturally balanced mid-palate of complex structure. Layers of spice, coffee and cream integrate with fruit notes to the end.
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