Really not much else to say in the presence of such profoundness, we’ll let the press do the talking, if you need further convincing, just make sure you have some in your Locker before getting carried away with the superlatives below, there is no way these will last long.ĩ6 Points, Cellar Selection – Wine Enthusiast This winery enjoys a much deserved fine reputation for its bevy of complex, elegant, authoritatively flavorful red wines, particularly the Fay Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon and the Cask 23 Proprietary Red Wine, the latter one of California’s benchmark wines.” Robert Parker once put it best: “Readers who have followed Stags Leap Wine Cellars’ Cask 23 since the debut vintage of 1974 realize these wines are often deceptively easy to drink when young, yet age amazingly well despite what appears to be their forward, flattering, precocious personalities. To find ANY of these - let alone at the LOWEST PRICES POSSIBLE… that’s the definition of a no-brainer. Securing every great vintage can be challenging as demand exceeds supply. These wines have never left the hearts of collectors and their well-stocked cellars all across the world. Bottle Shock the movie documents it all too well.Īnd here before us is a blue-chip classic that sits right next to Robert Mondavi Reserve, Opus One, Joseph Phelps Insignia, Caymus Special Selection, Chateau Montelena Estate, to name a few of its contemporary counterparts. We owe it all to this winery and this event. The revolution this momentous event started put California in the forefront of the prized fine wine regions of our planet. American wine would not be the global thing it is. If Warren Winiarski’s 1973 had not beaten First Growths Haut-Brion and Mouton we would not be here. And we mean it - less than a case of some of these ultra rare wines available!! So, if the FAY version of this and names like David Arthur, Peter Michael, or TOR get you excited, find your way to the store.Īnd unlike your odds of finding a meteor, you have a way better chance of taking home something special - if you can move fast. MORE IMPORTANTLY, the Store contains an assortment of MEGA CULT CA gems, albeit in small quantities. It starts with Stag’s Leap CASK 23, a huge scoring (WS95, JS95, WE96) flagship wine from the Judgement of Paris winning Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars. Welcome to Cellar Stocker Days - Collector’s Edition. We’re turning loose a legion of totally berserk, heavyweight, highly collectible wines. In a few days the Perseid meteor shower will rain down up to 120 shooting stars per hour.īut TODAY we have a similarly fantastic, nearly inconceivable phenomena about to rain down all manner of vinous delights onto your noggin. An intimate valley within the greater Napa Valley, Stags’ Leap is a place of natural beauty, storied buildings and gardens, a lively history, and a reputation for elegant wines showing finesse and intensity.Next Gen Launch Party Cellar Stocker Days - Day 9! Located at the very heart of Stags Leap District, the Stags’ Leap Winery, established in 1893, continues a proud winemaking heritage in the prestigious appellation that bears the winery name. Aromas of coffee, clay and cedar precede a ripe but balanced palate and a long, driving finish. This 2017 vintage (with 21 months in oak, as with both the single-vineyard bottlings) combines close to equal parts of the two sites, showing the brightness and energy of Fay with the brooding power of SLV. Then, with the acquisition of the neighboring Fay Vineyard, this bottling transitioned into a blend of the finest parcels of both. Wonderful now or in years to come."ĩ4 Points, Decanter " Prior to the 1990 vintage, Cask 23 was a selection of the finest blocks of the SLV Vineyard. Seamlessly smooth, ripe tannins accompany velvety layers of ripe blue and black fruit. It’s medium-to full-bodied with a creamy, silky texture. Clove, black pepper, black olive and a dash of dark chocolate mingle on the palate."ĩ5 Points, James Suckling " This has a fresh, fruity nose of blackberries, small black cherries, mahogany, anise and crushed hazelnuts. From prestigious and proud California wine-growing heritage comes an unmissable Cab Sauv.ĩ6 Points, Wine Enthusiast " A 100% varietal wine from the best lots of two of the producer's prized sites, Fay and S.L.V., this wine is richly expansive in red fruit, balanced by bright acidity and lengthy structure.
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