Hall Wines
Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon
Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California, USA
I likely mentioned in one or more of my posts that I really like the style of the 18 Napa vintage.
This Stag’s Leap was no different.
The first pour was from an off bottle.
It had a beautiful body, excellent fruit, nice mid dark spice and soft earthiness. Good integration for a youngish Napa Cabernet. Well balanced, elegant and smartly polished finish that lasted 90 seconds.
Not worth $225 at the winery but you can find it for far less on the secondary markets.
93-94.
I likely mentioned in one or more of my posts that I really like the style of the 18 Napa vintage.
This Stag’s Leap was no different.
The first pour was from an off bottle.
It had a beautiful body, excellent fruit, nice mid dark spice and soft earthiness. Good integration for a youngish Napa Cabernet. Well balanced, elegant and smartly polished finish that lasted 90 seconds.
Not worth $225 at the winery but you can find it for far less on the secondary markets.
93-94.
Peppery, full body with lots of flavors. Great with foods not as good as stand alone wine
Peppery, full body with lots of flavors. Great with foods not as good as stand alone wine
1 person found it helpfulApr 19th, 2015
Solid performer from Hall. Loads of plum, black cherry, black tea and wild berry notes, with a dash of graphite. Gave it a good 1 hr decant and it opened nicely. Fine tannins on the finish. As with most Hall wines it has a lot of fruit forward until it settles in.
Solid performer from Hall. Loads of plum, black cherry, black tea and wild berry notes, with a dash of graphite. Gave it a good 1 hr decant and it opened nicely. Fine tannins on the finish. As with most Hall wines it has a lot of fruit forward until it settles in.
Apr 27th, 2026
Most of the Hall single vineyard Cabs are off the charts. Their Stags Leap is consistently a Top 5 favorite of all wines for me.
Most of the Hall single vineyard Cabs are off the charts. Their Stags Leap is consistently a Top 5 favorite of all wines for me.
Dec 31st, 2022Enjoying the 2016 Stags Leap District can for my birthday. What a treat!! The nose brings me to Napa with the bold fruits and freshness, the exciting fleshy fruits and the extraordinary finish is well worth the wait!
Enjoying the 2016 Stags Leap District can for my birthday. What a treat!! The nose brings me to Napa with the bold fruits and freshness, the exciting fleshy fruits and the extraordinary finish is well worth the wait!
Oct 17th, 2022Super rich. My favorite cab from the stags leap district. I think it beats Stags Leap Fay.
Super rich. My favorite cab from the stags leap district. I think it beats Stags Leap Fay.
Aug 2nd, 2021
Powerful fruits. Made me want a steak!
Powerful fruits. Made me want a steak!
May 10th, 2021
We had the 2013 Vintage on 7/25/20. A well balanced, fruit forward, full bodied wine. Tastes of blackberry and blueberry. More akin to the Napa floor as opposed to Stags Leap.
We had the 2013 Vintage on 7/25/20. A well balanced, fruit forward, full bodied wine. Tastes of blackberry and blueberry. More akin to the Napa floor as opposed to Stags Leap.
Jul 27th, 2020