2022 The Estates Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District

The fruit for this wine is sourced from one of our longtime growers, whose vineyard is located on the eastern side of the Stags Leap District. The wine has expressive flavors of black and blue fruit, anise, leather, tobacco, and graphite that are complemented by silky, subtle tannins and well-integrated oak. 

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ACCOLADES

94 -- James Suckling -- Beautiful, mellow and ripe red and black fruit is wrapped in an especially smooth texture of fine-grained, silky tannins for an elegant, charming, approachable expression that the Stags Leap District is known for. Made for many years from the Schweizer Vineyard. Drink or hold. -- Jim Gordon, February 2024 -- JS ++ 93 -- Wine Spectator -- Generous in feel, this offers up a big gush of boysenberry, plum and blackberry preserve flavors that fold in nicely, with licorice, apple wood and cocoa notes on the finish. Shows a dash of freshness, too. A crowd-pleaser Cab. Drink now through 2036. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. -- James Molesworth, November 2024 -- WS

COMPOSITION

Vintage 2022

Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon

Appellation Stags Leap District, Napa Valley

Aging 20 months in French oak barrels (100% new)

Acidity 7.1 g/L

pH 3.59

Residual Sugar 0.3 g/L

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

VINEYARD

THE VINEYARD: Hills to the west and east of the Stags Leap District funnel breezes from the bay into the interior of the region, making this small but renowned AVA slightly cooler at night than other areas in Napa Valley. This subtle climate variation and the appellation’s soils—comprised of old river sediments and loamy clay that limit the vigor of the vines—result in wines with a beautiful and focused flavor profile.

 

TASTING NOTES

Aromas: Cherries, blueberry, herbs, floral and mineral elements
Flavors: Black and blue fruit, anise, leather, tobacco, graphite 
Body: SIlky, subtle tannins and well-integrated oak 

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