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 | 1998 Stags Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Cask #23 3L Country: United States State: California Region: Napa Valley District: Stags Leap Type: Still Wine Color: Red Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage: 1998 Size: 3L Available: 1 Brand: See more from Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Sku: 31877
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Product Information: 1998 Stags Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Cask #23 3L
Rich and silky, this is an elegant, refined, delicately styled wine, with tasty herb, currant, mocha, tobacco and chocolate notes. Finishes with supple tannins and grace. Drink now through 2008.
Winemaker's notes: 1998 was a different kind of vintage at Stags' Leap Winery. The weather was cooler than normal through the spring and into the summer months. The Cabernet Sauvignon that resulted had a linear structure supporting spicy, big, red-fruit characteristics. Winemaker Robert Brittan fermented the grapes in small lots, many with open tops. Hand-punching of the caps during extended maceration produced good color and tannin extraction.
After fermentation, Brittan aged the wine in medium-toast French Alliers oak barrels for 23 months. Clove, anise and red cherry aromas are drawn into concentrated, spicy, red berry, red cherry, cassis and red plum flavors with complementary flavors of liquorice and cinnamon-clove. | ||||
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