Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
Fay Golden Rectangle Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
Napa Valley, California, USA
This was the wine of the night just edging out and I mean just edging out the 05 Alban Reva. These special Cuvées from Stag's Leap Wine Cellars are generally reserved for members. It's a none vintage blend of I think three different vintages. This one was the best I've had. So fresh and beautifully elegant on the palate. Everything texturally near perfect. Well balanced fruit, earth, light spice and baking spices. Beautiful wine! Photos of, a wide shot of the winery & estate vines, tasting patio, the tasting room display bottle of 1973 SLV that took first place at the 1976 "Judgement of Paris" and their tasting room bar.
This was the wine of the night just edging out and I mean just edging out the 05 Alban Reva. These special Cuvées from Stag's Leap Wine Cellars are generally reserved for members. It's a none vintage blend of I think three different vintages. This one was the best I've had. So fresh and beautifully elegant on the palate. Everything texturally near perfect. Well balanced fruit, earth, light spice and baking spices. Beautiful wine! Photos of, a wide shot of the winery & estate vines, tasting patio, the tasting room display bottle of 1973 SLV that took first place at the 1976 "Judgement of Paris" and their tasting room bar.
Oct 1st, 2017
Summer week with Blue Bell!
Summer week with Blue Bell!
1 person found it helpfulAug 25th, 2015Core is blackberries followed by dark cherries, dark raspberries and a faint back palate of strawberries. Fruit are ripe. Dark chocolate, spicebox, cedar, powdery dark minerals, crushed dry rock and dry red roses. Good length balance and acidity. Finishes ripe fruit to medium dry tannins. NV wine. Likely it's mostly from the 12 vintage.
Core is blackberries followed by dark cherries, dark raspberries and a faint back palate of strawberries. Fruit are ripe. Dark chocolate, spicebox, cedar, powdery dark minerals, crushed dry rock and dry red roses. Good length balance and acidity. Finishes ripe fruit to medium dry tannins. NV wine. Likely it's mostly from the 12 vintage.
Aug 14th, 2016Ripe black raspberries, dark cherries, cooked strawberries, pomegranate, coffee grounds, milk chocolate, gritty ground dark minerals, crushed dry rocks, just a touch of iron, soft leather, dry red florals and an elegant, round, dry black cherry fruit finish. For the most part, a member allocated wine. NV wine but bottled 2012. On the long decant, so ruby lush.
Ripe black raspberries, dark cherries, cooked strawberries, pomegranate, coffee grounds, milk chocolate, gritty ground dark minerals, crushed dry rocks, just a touch of iron, soft leather, dry red florals and an elegant, round, dry black cherry fruit finish. For the most part, a member allocated wine. NV wine but bottled 2012. On the long decant, so ruby lush.
Aug 6th, 2016
Nose. Black & red fruit, with venosity, slight oak, leather, cedar&. Vanilla, palate. Great balance acid/fruit , silky tannins , initial fruit attack with a long tannic finish. Drink now. Do I have more bottles??
Nose. Black & red fruit, with venosity, slight oak, leather, cedar&. Vanilla, palate. Great balance acid/fruit , silky tannins , initial fruit attack with a long tannic finish. Drink now. Do I have more bottles??
Oct 13th, 2016Very fruit forward, crowd pleasing and drinking well early.
Very fruit forward, crowd pleasing and drinking well early.
Sep 27th, 2016
Very nice red blend. Fantastic two days later too.
Very nice red blend. Fantastic two days later too.
May 24th, 2016