Wine
2 Magnums 2015 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Napa
- Item Number
- 7083
- Estimated Value
- 710 USD
- Sold
- 900 USD to jpa044283
- Number of Bids
- 12 - Bid History
Item Description
The FAY vineyard is where the Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars story began. It was the first planting of Cabernet Sauvignon in what is now the Stags Leap District. The 2015 vintage FAY marks 25 Years of FAY.
FAY vineyard remains one the great Napa Valley vineyards, producing fruit with an abundance of supple red and black berry character, voluptuous perfume and a luscious, fine-grained texture. This wine gives Stag’s Leap the classic expression that is a hallmark of their estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon, “an iron fist in a velvet glove.”
The 2015 FAY Cabernet Sauvignon offers an inviting nose of ripe raspberry, boysenberry and black cherry fruit along with hints of cinnamon and lightly roasted coffee. The palate has a rich core of fruit and silky tannins that lead to a lingering berry pie and baking spice filled finish.
S.L.V., also known as Stag’s Leap Vineyards, is the winery’s first vineyard. This vineyard achieved international fame when three-year-old vines from the 1973 harvest produced a wine that stunned the wine world when it bested some of France’s greatest wines in a 1976 blind tasting known as the “Judgment of Paris.” Today, this history-making vineyard continues to produce wines with layers of complexity, spicy intensity and excellent structure—promising long life and ageability.
The 2015 S.L.V. Cabernet Sauvignon has generous aromas of cocoa powder, black tea, chocolate fudge and currants. The wine has a rich entry with robust flavors of black fruit and spice along with dusty tannins. The structured tannins, rich fruit, and pleasing minerality point to this wine’s ability to age.
Marcus Notaro is the winemaker. Both wines received 95 points from the Wine Advocate.
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