Cliff Lede Vineyards
Poetry Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon
Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California, USA
The nose shows sweet & a touch sour floral fruits. Some of the fruits have a baked quality. Ripe; blackberries, dark cherries, stewed plum, baked cherries & black raspberries & dry cranberries. Dark chocolate, soft, delicate minerals, light spice, light layered baking spices; vanilla, cinnamon & clove. Some dates, figs & prunes, star anise, saddle-wood leading to cedar, dark, rich, sweet soil, dry rock powder, steeped fruit tea and dark fresh & withering florals.
The body is medium and tannins are round and soft. The flavors are ripe & delicious. The fruits are slightly baked & stewed. Ripe; blackberries, dark cherries, stewed plum, baked cherries & black raspberries & dry cranberries. Dark chocolate, soft, delicate minerals, light spice, light layered baking spices; vanilla, cinnamon & clove. Some dates, figs & prunes. Anise, saddle-wood leading to cedar, dark, rich, sweet soil, dry rock powder, steeped fruit tea and dark fresh & withering florals. The acidity fresh, lively and like a waterfall. The finish is flushed out. Balanced, easy to drink but it seems like the bottle might have been longer than optimal as it showed a touch faded. For $350 a bottle at the winery, one can do much better at that price point. That’s not to say it wasn’t a good wine.
Photos of, Cliff Lede’s tasting facility, Grace Slick artistic impression of Woodstock with a few characters at the bottom right who were not present; Jesus, Buddha and a few others. Winemaker Christopher Tynan and their Estate vines.
The nose shows sweet & a touch sour floral fruits. Some of the fruits have a baked quality. Ripe; blackberries, dark cherries, stewed plum, baked cherries & black raspberries & dry cranberries. Dark chocolate, soft, delicate minerals, light spice, light layered baking spices; vanilla, cinnamon & clove. Some dates, figs & prunes, star anise, saddle-wood leading to cedar, dark, rich, sweet soil, dry rock powder, steeped fruit tea and dark fresh & withering florals.
The body is medium and tannins are round and soft. The flavors are ripe & delicious. The fruits are slightly baked & stewed. Ripe; blackberries, dark cherries, stewed plum, baked cherries & black raspberries & dry cranberries. Dark chocolate, soft, delicate minerals, light spice, light layered baking spices; vanilla, cinnamon & clove. Some dates, figs & prunes. Anise, saddle-wood leading to cedar, dark, rich, sweet soil, dry rock powder, steeped fruit tea and dark fresh & withering florals. The acidity fresh, lively and like a waterfall. The finish is flushed out. Balanced, easy to drink but it seems like the bottle might have been longer than optimal as it showed a touch faded. For $350 a bottle at the winery, one can do much better at that price point. That’s not to say it wasn’t a good wine.
Photos of, Cliff Lede’s tasting facility, Grace Slick artistic impression of Woodstock with a few characters at the bottom right who were not present; Jesus, Buddha and a few others. Winemaker Christopher Tynan and their Estate vines.
This is the 2005 poetry not songbook
This is the 2005 poetry not songbook
Aug 4th, 2014
1 hour decant(lots of chunky/fine sediment). A remarkable dark garnet color with some bricking. On the nose: beautiful notes of plum, little blackberry, wet cedar, smoked meat, new leather, floral, vanilla. Taste: smooth, creamy, silky, medium plus body wine with black cherry/blackberry, graphite, cigar wrapper, cocoa, cinnamon, and a black pepper tea semi dry finish. YUM! Nice mid week pick me up. Tannins resolved....still has some time to go, but pop one if you got em.
1 hour decant(lots of chunky/fine sediment). A remarkable dark garnet color with some bricking. On the nose: beautiful notes of plum, little blackberry, wet cedar, smoked meat, new leather, floral, vanilla. Taste: smooth, creamy, silky, medium plus body wine with black cherry/blackberry, graphite, cigar wrapper, cocoa, cinnamon, and a black pepper tea semi dry finish. YUM! Nice mid week pick me up. Tannins resolved....still has some time to go, but pop one if you got em.
Sep 29th, 2022Out of a large format - this tastes young! Very very nice.
Out of a large format - this tastes young! Very very nice.
Feb 23rd, 2018
While the other Mags are preparing for take off,.
This is my first Poetry, can't believe I waited this long in my wine life to pop one of these,
While the other Mags are preparing for take off,.
This is my first Poetry, can't believe I waited this long in my wine life to pop one of these,
This full bodied Napa Valley Cabernet is one of the better ones I've recently had. Massive jammy fruit with dark berry tones. Open this bottle, find a steak and pair them. Really amazing bottle, but not cheap. Cheers!!
This full bodied Napa Valley Cabernet is one of the better ones I've recently had. Massive jammy fruit with dark berry tones. Open this bottle, find a steak and pair them. Really amazing bottle, but not cheap. Cheers!!
Jun 27th, 2015
Still young. Drinking well with couple hour decant. Beautiful cassis and black fruit. Smooth tannins with maybe a touch too much oak but very enjoyable.
Still young. Drinking well with couple hour decant. Beautiful cassis and black fruit. Smooth tannins with maybe a touch too much oak but very enjoyable.
Feb 2nd, 2015
