2021 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, S.L.V., Napa Valley, 9ltr [OWC]
$2,995
97JS96AG96JD96JA
Critic key
AG = Antonio GalloniJD = Jeb DunnuckJS = James SucklingJA = Jane Anson
- Rating
- JS97/AG96/JD96/JA96
- Producer
- Stag's Leap
- Vintage
- 2021
- Region
- California
- Appellation
- Napa Valley
- Country
- United States
- Grape Varietal
- Cabernet Sauvignon , Cabernet Franc
- Format
- 9ltr
- Volume
- 9000mL
- ABV
- 14.8
- Type
- Still
- Color
- Red
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Product Description
JS97 "A firm but refined, elegant wine that shows great balance, tension and a wonderful bouquet of floral, savory and black-fruited flavors. Creme de cassis, dried cherry, cigar box, bay leaf and black olive notes fill the aromas and flavors, while snug, fine-grained tannins light up the texture. Full-bodied. It's a vintage worth aging. Drinkable now, but best from 2029." JS Sep 2024
AG96 "The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon S.L.V. is a dark, virile wine. Black cherry, plum, leather, tobacco, incense, graphite and dried herbs lend tons of savory/mineral nuance to this powerhouse Cabernet. Big, sweeping tannins wrap it all together in style. This muscular, deep Cabernet Sauvignon hits all the right notes. (Drink between 2028-2051)" AG for VM Dec 2023
JD96 "The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon S.L.V. is upfront and perfumed yet still plays in the more inward, structured style of the vintage. Red and black currants, spicy oak, graphite, and smoked tobacco are just some of its nuances, and this remarkable effort is full-bodied on the palate, with ripe, velvety tannins, a great mid-palate, and fabulous length on the finish." JD Jan 2025
JA96 "You land squarely in the heights of Napa from the opening aromatics, with juicy, powerful and concentrated cassis, blackberry and bilberry fruits, along with cocoa bean, espresso, cloves, and fresher greengage plum that reflects the pattern of sourcing from the cooler southern stretches of the valley. All the same, don't expect low alcohols but this is grippy, beautifully balanced and hard to argue with. First time distributed through the Bordeaux négociant system, and an exciting addition to the lineup, with its Judgement of Paris history (now Antinori owned)." JA for IB Feb 2024
AG96 "The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon S.L.V. is a dark, virile wine. Black cherry, plum, leather, tobacco, incense, graphite and dried herbs lend tons of savory/mineral nuance to this powerhouse Cabernet. Big, sweeping tannins wrap it all together in style. This muscular, deep Cabernet Sauvignon hits all the right notes. (Drink between 2028-2051)" AG for VM Dec 2023
JD96 "The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon S.L.V. is upfront and perfumed yet still plays in the more inward, structured style of the vintage. Red and black currants, spicy oak, graphite, and smoked tobacco are just some of its nuances, and this remarkable effort is full-bodied on the palate, with ripe, velvety tannins, a great mid-palate, and fabulous length on the finish." JD Jan 2025
JA96 "You land squarely in the heights of Napa from the opening aromatics, with juicy, powerful and concentrated cassis, blackberry and bilberry fruits, along with cocoa bean, espresso, cloves, and fresher greengage plum that reflects the pattern of sourcing from the cooler southern stretches of the valley. All the same, don't expect low alcohols but this is grippy, beautifully balanced and hard to argue with. First time distributed through the Bordeaux négociant system, and an exciting addition to the lineup, with its Judgement of Paris history (now Antinori owned)." JA for IB Feb 2024