2015 Cliff Lede Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District
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The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon (Stags Leap District) is a powerful, dense wine that will give readers a good look at the Cliff Lede style in this vintage. Dark, rich and structured, the 2015 is far from an easygoing wine. If anything, the 2015 is going to need at least a few years to come into its own, as the tannins settle down. Dark cherry, raspberry jam, cloves and new leather hit the potent finish.
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Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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A blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot, 7% Merlot, 7% Malbec and 2% Cabernet Franc, the deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District offers up a cassis, smoked meat, blackberry preserves and spice cake-scented nose with a mocha hint. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated with firm, grainy tannins, it shows a lot of oak, which should marry with the intense fruit, finishing long and layered.
A blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot, 7% Merlot, 7% Malbec and 2% Cabernet Franc, the deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District offers up a cassis, smoked meat, blackberry preserves and spice cake-scented nose with a mocha hint. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated with firm, grainy tannins, it shows a lot of oak, which should marry with the intense fruit, finishing long and layered. Oct 2017, www.robertparker.com