2014 HALL Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District
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The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District is a charming, sexy and silky wine that shows the forward, polished style of the vintage (and of Stags Leap) beautifully. Blueberries, blackberries, spring flowers and liquid violets notes all emerge from this full-bodied beauty, which is silky, opulent, and weightless on the palate. Drink it any time over the coming decade or more. One of the eye-opening tastings while working on this report was the lineup from Kathryn Hall’s estate located in St. Helena. There’s a wealth of wines here, yet they all have deep, concentrated, pure profiles as well as singular characters. You could pretty much randomly select from this lineup and be guaranteed to have a brilliant wine. Hats off to winemaker Steve Leveque. All the 2016s, and the majority of the 2015s, were tasted as barrel samples.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
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Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags' Leap opens with baked cherries, mulberries and plum preserves on the nose with hints of eucalyptus, fragrant earth, moss, black tea and rose hips. Though full-bodied and packed with concentrated red and black fruit layers, the structure is lithe and refreshing, with plush tannins and a spring in its step on the long finish.