Stags' Leap Winery
Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc
Napa Valley, California, USA
Mid 20th century fashionable country resort, popular with Hollywood due to 1892 stone Manor House & historic gardens. Blend of Cab Sauv, Merlot, Malbec, rest other Rhone varieties, aged 20 months in 37% new French oak. Dark Ruby, aromas of ripe berry fruits, herbs & spice. On the palate flavors of cherry and black currant with vanilla oak and earthy notes. Well balanced, fine tannins long finish ending with fruit, espresso notes and sweet spice! Nice now and will drink well over next decade.
Mid 20th century fashionable country resort, popular with Hollywood due to 1892 stone Manor House & historic gardens. Blend of Cab Sauv, Merlot, Malbec, rest other Rhone varieties, aged 20 months in 37% new French oak. Dark Ruby, aromas of ripe berry fruits, herbs & spice. On the palate flavors of cherry and black currant with vanilla oak and earthy notes. Well balanced, fine tannins long finish ending with fruit, espresso notes and sweet spice! Nice now and will drink well over next decade.
Aug 11th, 2024Pale lemon with complex aromas of fresh ripe citrus, stone and tropical fruits with floral mineral notes. On the palate flavors of peach, apple and melon with lemongrass and herb notes. Long finish ending with juicy fruit, herb and honeysuckle notes, lively acidity ending with mineral character. Nice!
Pale lemon with complex aromas of fresh ripe citrus, stone and tropical fruits with floral mineral notes. On the palate flavors of peach, apple and melon with lemongrass and herb notes. Long finish ending with juicy fruit, herb and honeysuckle notes, lively acidity ending with mineral character. Nice!
Apr 4th, 2022Pale lemon with complex aromas of fresh ripe citrus, stone and tropical fruits with floral mineral notes. On the palate flavors of peach, apple and melon with lemongrass and herb notes. Long finish ending with juicy fruit, herb and honeysuckle notes, lively acidity ending with mineral character. Nice!
Pale lemon with complex aromas of fresh ripe citrus, stone and tropical fruits with floral mineral notes. On the palate flavors of peach, apple and melon with lemongrass and herb notes. Long finish ending with juicy fruit, herb and honeysuckle notes, lively acidity ending with mineral character. Nice!
Jan 29th, 2022Pale lemon with complex aromas of fresh ripe citrus, stone and tropical fruits with floral mineral notes. On the palate flavors of peach, apple and melon with lemongrass and herb notes. Long finish ending with juicy fruit, herb and honeysuckle notes, lively acidity ending with mineral character. Nice!
Pale lemon with complex aromas of fresh ripe citrus, stone and tropical fruits with floral mineral notes. On the palate flavors of peach, apple and melon with lemongrass and herb notes. Long finish ending with juicy fruit, herb and honeysuckle notes, lively acidity ending with mineral character. Nice!
Jan 9th, 2022
My second bottle of this, and a few more months of bottle age have helped. It’s got a little grassy thing, but it’s very subdued and more sweet than sharp. Some nice ripe fruit, and a hint of vanilla. In the mouth it’s rounded and soft, very polite for an SB. Nice wine to help the cooking along.
My second bottle of this, and a few more months of bottle age have helped. It’s got a little grassy thing, but it’s very subdued and more sweet than sharp. Some nice ripe fruit, and a hint of vanilla. In the mouth it’s rounded and soft, very polite for an SB. Nice wine to help the cooking along.
Oct 4th, 2021
Decent little California sb. Less grass than some of it’s counterparts. Silky and nice. Mellowed melon and partly pomelo.
Decent little California sb. Less grass than some of it’s counterparts. Silky and nice. Mellowed melon and partly pomelo.
Jul 25th, 2021Gotta let this warm up and air out or else the pungent herbal cat-pee is overwhelming. But if you do that it shows more nuance and other aspects. A little musky gooseberry fruit, some very subtle oak in the background, some lanolin notes. Very white Graves like. Round textured, with a nice, toasty backdrop. Good balance at 13.7%.
Gotta let this warm up and air out or else the pungent herbal cat-pee is overwhelming. But if you do that it shows more nuance and other aspects. A little musky gooseberry fruit, some very subtle oak in the background, some lanolin notes. Very white Graves like. Round textured, with a nice, toasty backdrop. Good balance at 13.7%.
Jan 27th, 2021
Enterprise Connect dinner with Nice - Christine Matthey, Devan, Kyle Woytek,
Enterprise Connect dinner with Nice - Christine Matthey, Devan, Kyle Woytek,
Mar 27th, 2024
Fresh strawberry on the nose, melon, honeysuckle, fresh lemon, tart clean juicy finish
Fresh strawberry on the nose, melon, honeysuckle, fresh lemon, tart clean juicy finish
May 18th, 2022