Stag's Leap Wine Cellars - CASK 23 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 (750ml)

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Producer	Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
Country	United States
Region	California
Subregion	Napa Valley
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage	2021
Sku	112364
Size	750ml

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Description

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Winemaker Notes

The 2022 CASK 23 offers a compelling bouquet of complexity and depth, with aromas of ripe currants, blackberry compote, and dark plums layered over notes of dried herbs, figs, and a touch of tobacco. The palate is structured and flavorful, yet marked by a refined, savory texture. Elegant and expressive, it dances across the tongue with vibrant flavors of currants, black fruits, and delicate floral nuances. Polished tannins provide a silky framework, culminating in a long, graceful finish that exudes both power and finesse.

Professional Ratings

96James Suckling
An extra level of intensity and concentration elevates this flagship wine of the iconic estate founded by Warren Winiarski in 1970. So deep with black fruit, dark oak spices, earth and iron undertones. It offers a quiet strength, balanced tannic structure, rich flavors and a long finish that will carry it far into the future. Drinkable now but best from 2030.
95Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
True to form, the 2022 Cask 23 Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits floral notes (violets) on the nose, plus hints of sage to go along with cassis fruit. It's impressively full-bodied and velvety in the mouth, with a lingering finish that just lacks the zest and energy of the 2021 version.
95Decanter
100% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged for 20 months in 100% new French oak. Heady black currant fruit lures you in, layered with espresso and perfumed violets. Medium-to-full-bodied on the palate, framed by plush, juicy dark berry fruit, with hints of coriander crema and cola. Fine tobacco and sandalwood build alongside loamy earth, superfine tannins are nicely integrated, and the finish grows fruitier, revealing blue-fruit aromatics and candied pastille. The first vintage of Cask 23 was released in 1974, with André Tchelistcheff serving as a consultant. While tasting barrels of S.L.V., Tchelistcheff identified one so exceptional that it was bottled on its own, named after the barrel it was aged in —Cask 23. Initially bottled only in the best vintages, this changed in 1990 with the introduction of FAY as another single-vineyard expression. Since then, Cask 23 has become a blend of the two single vineyards, FAY and S.L.V., aiming to achieve a balanced, harmonious expression, where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.