Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Fay Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

92
Tasted by: Ronan Sayburn MS
(at US Embassy, London, 19 Sep 2018)
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2035
This wine has both elegance and finesse, expressing creamy aromas of fine oak and cigar box accompanied by fresh, juicy dark fruits. Five-spice, menthol, harmonious cherry and a raspberry hint give a complex yet balanced red fruit character. Founded in 1970 and winner of the best red wine in the 1976 Judgement of Paris tasting, this is one of Napa’s ‘first growths’.
Stag's Leap, Fay Vineyard, Stags Leap District 2012
Producer
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
Brand
Fay Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage
2012
Wine Type
Still
Colour
Red
Country
USA
Region
California
Appellation
Napa Valley
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
14.50%
Body
Full
Oak
Oaked