Single Vineyard Estate Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon

Starts tight but opens nicely to show good fruit complexity. Not too much tannin or darkness or spice, but quite mellow and smooth.

2011 so I was a little skeptical, but from stags leap and a stones throw from The Shafer property. Tasted the deep, ripe berry on the nose followed by a complex mix flavors on the palate--rich and smooth. The finish was excellent and surprisingly long. 9.4 for me helped that it allegedly was secured for under $60. Won't disappoint if you can find. Delectable was out!

Nice nose of blackberry and boysenberry. Excessive sweetness, cloying.

Tart at the start but opened up as the night went on.

A pretty great cab. Still tasted young and vibrate with a purple color and ripe fruit, but plenty of structure to balance things out (including tannins which needed a bit of air). Definitely has life left but in a good drinking place now.

Wasn't as impressed as I thought I'd be.

Butternut squash ravioli in the background and an Ilsley cab as the headline. Both were delicious!

They grow grapes for Shafer so... :)

Yum

2008 Vintage - Not as complex as the 06 vintage but deliciously juicy! So much fruit.