The first vintage from this vineyard for Amici, and it’s gorgeous, bursting with sanguine aromas joined by cherry coulis, plums, blackberries, iron filings, blood, and blood orange peel, teeing up flavors that are far more generous and sweetly fruited than the nose implies: Blackberry preserves, plum pudding, sweet vanilla spice, black cherries, crushed blueberries, candied violets, and a long, mineral-seamed finish that sings with sachertorte and dark-chocolate-enrobed espresso beans. Enjoy over the next decade.Īmici Hirondelle Vineyard 2017 Stags Leap District STAGS LEAP CABERNET CRACKEDIn alphabetical order, I recommend:Īddendum Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Stag’s Leap Districtįrom the Fess Parker Family Portfolio, this is a quieter evocation of Stags Leap District, but no less appealing, with a real sense of self-possession to the scorched earth, black licorice, and cracked peppercorns that set the stage for a balanced and energetic palate of mixed cherries, brambly berries, more of that cracked peppercorn from the nose, and a finish with a subtle allspice and lavender lift. Its wines are often described as being structured like the proverbial iron fist in a velvet glove, and the best of them do often possess a deep sense of power and potential longevity that’s made appealing even in youth by a plushness of tannic structure and generosity of fruit. Stags Leap District is one of the most well-known of Napa’s constituent AVAs.
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