SOBEWFF Auction – 2016 SOBEWFF Main Auction
Auction Ends: Mar 9, 2016 05:00 PM EST

Wine & Spirits

Stags Leap Wine Cellars 2008 FAY Cabernet Sauvignon - Etched 3L

Item Number
266
Estimated Value
640 USD
Sold
480 USD to jm73c2cc5
Number of Bids
15  -  Bid History

Item Description

Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 2008 FAY Cabernet Sauvignon -  Etched 3L 

Name of Winery: Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

Bottle Size: Etched 3L

Number of Bottles: 1

Varietal: FAY Cabernet Sauvignon

Vintage: 2008

Appellation: Napa Valley 

The FAY vineyard is where the Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars story began. Established by pioneering grape grower Nathan Fay in 1961, it was the first planting of Cabernet Sauvignon in what is now the Stags Leap District. At the time, conventional wisdom maintained that the area was too cold for Cabernet Sauvignon. But tasting Nathan Fay’s homemade Cabernet in 1969 was a defining moment for the founder of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars. Here was land capable of producing a wine that could rival the best in the world. Within a year an adjoining ranch, now known as S.L.V., was purchased. And, in 1986, the winery purchased Nathan Fay’s vineyard and named it FAY in his honor.

 

The 2008 FAY offers sweet floral aromas along with the signature bright cherry note of the vineyard. Red plum and black cherry flavors combine with hints of vanilla, forest floor, and spice on the palate. The wine has great fruit concentration and fine grained tannins that lead to a long, plum-spiced finish.

 

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