STAG’S LEAP WINE CELLARS “S.L.V.” Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Winemaker Notes:The 2020 S.L.V. Cabernet Sauvignon offers generous aromas of black fruit, cocoa, blackberry jam, ripe plum and baking spice. Integrated fruit and oak flavors meld on the palate with rich, polished tannins. The tannin structure, dark fruit, and pleasing minerality point to this wines ability to age.

Press Reviews

96JAMES SUCKLING

Aromas of ripe black and blue fruit with hints of toast, ground spices, cherry chocolate and walnut. Full-bodied, spiced and toasty with firm, compact and long-lasting tannins. It has a bed of dark fruit flavors with dark spices and earthy undertones and a lingering, velvety finish. Try from 2026.

94ROBERT PARKER’S WINE ADVOCATE

Black cherries, raspberries and cassisjust oodles of fruitdominate the nose of the 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon S.L.V. It’s ripe and opulent up front, full-bodied and supple at first, then it adds tannin all along the palate, finishing with a rush of dusty tannins and a bit of astringency. Rating: 94+

91WINE SPECTATOR

Delivers plum, black cherry and blackberry notes, which meld steadily with flashes of loam, roasted vanilla and licorice root along the way. Shows savory and earth echoes through the finish, which reveals a hint of grain. Drink now through 2035.

90JEB DUNNUCK

The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon S.L.V. is more focused and firm, with slightly muted cassis and graphite aromatics as well as notes of scorched earth, crushed stone, and a kiss of violets. It too has nicely integrated background oak, building, firm, yet ripe tannins, and a good, although not great finish. There’s plenty to like here, and while It’s not obviously smoked, it certainly is slightly muted and closed, with the firmer tannins giving me pause. Rating: 90+