1998 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cask 23 Cabernet Sauvignon [WE95][CG92]

Producer: Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
Region: Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Year: 1998  

Wine Enthusiast, 95 Points 

"What a great success. Oozes with blackcurrant jam and cassis and a dash of black pepper. Flamboyant oak adds a perfume of vanilla and smoke. Fleshy, long and full, this beautiful wine is not a monster, but it coats the palate with spicy flavors that epitomize class and style." 

Connoisseurs Guide, 92 Points 

"As one would expect of a wine that has not had time to make a full turn to maturation, this one is still very much on the uptick, and its refined, rich heart comes with tannin to resolve. Some folks dismissed the 1998 vintage; this wine shows why we are comfortable with our predictions that the best of them are going to age into very elegant wines. It impresses as more of a 20-year wine than a thirty-year wine, but it also impresses as a wine that is already proving itself to be far more successful than its supposed vintage image. Chunky stuff." 

Alcohol: 14.5% 

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