Chimney Rock
Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon
Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California, USA
It's time for my Friday's Cabernet fix. This time it's a Napa Valley Cab.
Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.
Fruity nose of black currants, blueberries, sweet cherries, sweet strawberries, earth, vanilla, light wood, wet leaves, light bell pepper, black pepper and dark coffee.
Medium bodied with medium acidity and nice legs, smooth and elegant.
Dry on the palate with black currants, cherries, plums, green pepper, chocolates, tobacco, earth, vegetables, graphite, spices, bitter herbs and black pepper.
Medium finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a lovely aged Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Showing a very smooth and elegant mouthfeel, with nice complexity and still has some vegetable notes. Well balanced with a nice bite at the ending.
As an eight year old, it is drinking great now, and will be better in the next few years.
Wine Enthusiasts 92 points.
Needs an hour to open up properly, but nice right out of the bottle.
I paired it with heavy appetizers.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$130
It's time for my Friday's Cabernet fix. This time it's a Napa Valley Cab.
Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.
Fruity nose of black currants, blueberries, sweet cherries, sweet strawberries, earth, vanilla, light wood, wet leaves, light bell pepper, black pepper and dark coffee.
Medium bodied with medium acidity and nice legs, smooth and elegant.
Dry on the palate with black currants, cherries, plums, green pepper, chocolates, tobacco, earth, vegetables, graphite, spices, bitter herbs and black pepper.
Medium finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a lovely aged Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Showing a very smooth and elegant mouthfeel, with nice complexity and still has some vegetable notes. Well balanced with a nice bite at the ending.
As an eight year old, it is drinking great now, and will be better in the next few years.
Wine Enthusiasts 92 points.
Needs an hour to open up properly, but nice right out of the bottle.
I paired it with heavy appetizers.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$130
It's Christmas! Time to party.
It's Christmas! Time to party.
3 people found it helpfulDec 25th, 2014
In my opinion the lushness of this wine competes with many double in price. Beautiful.
In my opinion the lushness of this wine competes with many double in price. Beautiful.
2 people found it helpfulDec 24th, 2014A dense ruby red. Explosive black and red fruit. A classic Napa cab, with a full mouth finish. Tobacco, nights of mint, nutmeg.
A dense ruby red. Explosive black and red fruit. A classic Napa cab, with a full mouth finish. Tobacco, nights of mint, nutmeg.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 19th, 2019
2010 CR SLD drinking well right now. Slurp ‘em up. Not getting any better.
2010 CR SLD drinking well right now. Slurp ‘em up. Not getting any better.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 22nd, 2018
2010 tasting great, still has bright red fruit with chocolate and flint tones. Smooth
2010 tasting great, still has bright red fruit with chocolate and flint tones. Smooth
Jan 23rd, 2021Nice! At Evans birthday at Mastro
Nice! At Evans birthday at Mastro
Feb 10th, 2020