Malk Family Vineyards

Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon

9.150 ratings
9.010 pro ratings
Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California, USA
Cabernet Sauvignon
Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Pasta, Venison, Tomato-Based, Potato, Pork, Chocolate & Caramel, White Rice, Mushrooms, Beef, Lamb, Chili & Hot Spicy
Top Notes For
Aaron Rogers

Bright blackberry and plum fruit and eucalyptus hop out of the glass. Nice violet streak with a touch of graphite. Beautiful acidity make for a nice juvenile cab. Not something I’d hold much longer. But very pleasant now.

Bright blackberry and plum fruit and eucalyptus hop out of the glass. Nice violet streak with a touch of graphite. Beautiful acidity make for a nice juvenile cab. Not something I’d hold much longer. But very pleasant now.

Mar 10th, 2018
Adam Jesberger

Red fruited and developing well. Brandied black cherries and luscious blackberries, Some earthy bordeaux like touches to it. A nice lengthy finish. A touch hot for me, as expected from Stags Leap District, but overall quite nice.

Red fruited and developing well. Brandied black cherries and luscious blackberries, Some earthy bordeaux like touches to it. A nice lengthy finish. A touch hot for me, as expected from Stags Leap District, but overall quite nice.

1 person found it helpfulOct 17th, 2015
Sean Trapani

Founder/Educator Wine Fluent, Consultant ABC Fine Wines & Spirits

9.0

Baked black cherry, candied perfume, with soft tannins and lengthy finish.

Baked black cherry, candied perfume, with soft tannins and lengthy finish.

Dec 25th, 2016
Gene Buonviri

Elegant and sophisticated. Dark, smooth and silky. Enough!
This excellent wine is balanced from the opening until the end. The dark cherry and plum fruits complement the supple earthy finish. Excellent pairing with Prime Rib, stormy weather and the one you love. I wish this was not my last bottle of this Malk as it can hold for 4-6 more years.

Elegant and sophisticated. Dark, smooth and silky. Enough!
This excellent wine is balanced from the opening until the end. The dark cherry and plum fruits complement the supple earthy finish. Excellent pairing with Prime Rib, stormy weather and the one you love. I wish this was not my last bottle of this Malk as it can hold for 4-6 more years.

Dec 26th, 2021
Theodore John Nictakis

Beautiful

Apr 3rd, 2019
Garrett Parker

Worth buying again.

Worth buying again.

Dec 9th, 2018
Erik Wochna

13'vintage

13'vintage

Apr 8th, 2018
Matt Reagan

Cookies and Malk.

Cookies and Malk.

Feb 22nd, 2018
Mark Flesher

The 91.6 CT average is perhaps a bit low on this one. Thought it was a 94 without really even thinking about it. This wine was "bottle decanted" for about 20 minutes. Poured with a very thick, black inky and spicy blackberry perfume into the glass with purple edges. The nose is ripe "tangy" blackberry. The entry is blackberry cassis with a sweet, chalky and chewy fruit. Nice fine-grained texture classic of what I get with Stag's. A little darker in the middle, and finishes with a toasted oak and black pepper, with a silty blackberry finish! Still VERY young. I really can't even imagine drinking a younger vintage of this wine right now IMO, as I feel that I would be missing quite a bit, even if decanted for hours.

The 91.6 CT average is perhaps a bit low on this one. Thought it was a 94 without really even thinking about it. This wine was "bottle decanted" for about 20 minutes. Poured with a very thick, black inky and spicy blackberry perfume into the glass with purple edges. The nose is ripe "tangy" blackberry. The entry is blackberry cassis with a sweet, chalky and chewy fruit. Nice fine-grained texture classic of what I get with Stag's. A little darker in the middle, and finishes with a toasted oak and black pepper, with a silty blackberry finish! Still VERY young. I really can't even imagine drinking a younger vintage of this wine right now IMO, as I feel that I would be missing quite a bit, even if decanted for hours.

Aug 16th, 2017
Sue Scanlon

Very smooth, excellent

Very smooth, excellent

May 27th, 2017