
Cabernet Sauvignon Red wine
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, SLV Cabernet Sauvignon 1997
Always fascinating to taste this most opulent of vintages. Some of the richest, most extracted wines of that year are falling apart now. Not this one though. It’s perfumed and very powerful from the first sniff, with ripe and intense dark fruit and cocoa powder and a certain meaty, savoury character. The palate dense and concentrated, the high alcohol not intrusive, the violet perfume carried through on a fine acidic wave. A big, powerful wine, built like a weightlifter; it needs a juicy steak to do it justice. Not representative of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, or the appellation, but it’s damn good.
Score
Wine Details
Colour
Red
Wine Style
Still
Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol
14.5%
Bottle size
75cl
Drink dates
2020 - 2030
Origin
Country
USA
Region
California
Sub-region
Napa Valley AVA
Area
Stags Leap District AVA
Tasting Information
Blind
No
Tasted by
Adam Lechmere, Guy Woodward