Cliff Lede Vineyards
Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon
Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California, USA
Pencils shavings, graphite, lush but not flabby fruit, minimal vanilla interventions… excellent.
Pencils shavings, graphite, lush but not flabby fruit, minimal vanilla interventions… excellent.
Apr 10th, 2022
Very nice. Black current and other red berries with an underlying vanilla note and pleasant tartness. Enjoyable
Very nice. Black current and other red berries with an underlying vanilla note and pleasant tartness. Enjoyable
Feb 5th, 2022
Gentle nose of plum, cassis, cedar, leather and lovely subtle purple flowers. Medium to full body. The palate is supple and seamless. Good fruit concentration sprinkling with black pepper and fresh herbs. Fresh acidity and well constructed mellow tannins.
Will enjoyable now, patience will be rewarded.
Gentle nose of plum, cassis, cedar, leather and lovely subtle purple flowers. Medium to full body. The palate is supple and seamless. Good fruit concentration sprinkling with black pepper and fresh herbs. Fresh acidity and well constructed mellow tannins.
Will enjoyable now, patience will be rewarded.
About as classically structured as you can get from a big Napa Cab. Deep purple color with light garnet highlights in the glass. The bouquet is highly expressive upon entering with dark fruit aromas all over it. Baked raspberries combine with blue and black berries along with crisp notes of citrus fruits. Menthol and chocolate open up after considerable time decanting.
Mostly wonderful Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon with small amounts of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. Very stately and far too young for maximum benefit, however there is plenty to love already. Exquisite balance and perfectly structured right now. The palate explodes with crush herbs, spice, and smoke. Those ripe fruits are highlighted here with blackberry cobbler. Kool cigarettes and absolutely luscious chocolate. The finish is quite long and gives you a bit more spice to remember it by. Cliff Lede plus Stags Leap fruit equals brilliance.
About as classically structured as you can get from a big Napa Cab. Deep purple color with light garnet highlights in the glass. The bouquet is highly expressive upon entering with dark fruit aromas all over it. Baked raspberries combine with blue and black berries along with crisp notes of citrus fruits. Menthol and chocolate open up after considerable time decanting.
Mostly wonderful Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon with small amounts of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. Very stately and far too young for maximum benefit, however there is plenty to love already. Exquisite balance and perfectly structured right now. The palate explodes with crush herbs, spice, and smoke. Those ripe fruits are highlighted here with blackberry cobbler. Kool cigarettes and absolutely luscious chocolate. The finish is quite long and gives you a bit more spice to remember it by. Cliff Lede plus Stags Leap fruit equals brilliance.
Very fruit forward kinda like Charles Krug. I wouldn’t say this was a good value though.
Very fruit forward kinda like Charles Krug. I wouldn’t say this was a good value though.
Mar 21st, 2021
MB's Delectable Wine Rating Scale
6 hated it/ not to my taste
7 tried it/ won't buy it again
8 drinkable
9 good every time/ a treat
10 perfection/ really special
MB's Delectable Wine Rating Scale
6 hated it/ not to my taste
7 tried it/ won't buy it again
8 drinkable
9 good every time/ a treat
10 perfection/ really special
Rich lingering tannins on the mid pallet. Red fruit. Mouth feel is quality. A young but rewarding Cab
Rich lingering tannins on the mid pallet. Red fruit. Mouth feel is quality. A young but rewarding Cab
Jan 12th, 2021