100 Wine Blogs, 100 Days Blog 56 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars

Blog 56 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars

Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars is most known for winning the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 with their Cabernet Sauvignon. They are located in the famous Stags Leap District in Napa, California. Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars offers a Napa Valley Collection Tasting Flight for $15 per person.



They offer a 2007 Sauvignon Blanc with flavors and aromas including grapefruit and lemonlime, peach and nectarine, tropical notes of guava and mango with a hint of fresh-cut grass.

The 2007 Karia Chardonnay made with about 15-20% oak with apple, white peach and orange blossom with subtle layers of roasted almond and vanilla cream.
The 2006 Merlot is aromatic with fruit notes of cherry, pomegranate, plum and strawberry laced with spicy accents of vanilla and cinnamon.



My favorite was the 2006 Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine has aromas and flavors of black fruit such as blackberry, currant and plum with layers of nutmeg, rosemary and a warm pie crust.

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Bon Vin!
Veronica

100 Wine Blogs, 100 Days Blog 55 Clos Du Val

Blog 55 Clos Du Val

Clos Du Val is a winery that is well known for being seen in some famous movies such as Forgetting Sara Marshall. The label is distinctive with Clos Du Val being represented by the goddesses of Splendor, Mirth and Good Cheer. These “Three Graces,” daughters of Zues, were known in ancient Greece for gracing Olympian parties with dancing and singing.

Located on the famous Silverado trail in Napa, California, Clos Du Val offers daily wine tastings. Started in 1972, Goelet and Portet founded Clos Du Val. Their 1972 vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon was one of the six original wines picked for the famous Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. Ten years later, that same vintage took first place in the rematch.

Clos Du Val owns 150 acres in the Stags Leap District which is known for world class Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. They also own 180 acres in the Carneros District which is famous for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Planting grapes in these two districts give their wines a regional character that adds to their classic style of winemaking.



My favorite wine from Clos Du Val was the recently released 2008 Carneros Pinot Noir. This wine started with a ruby color and aromatic spices with raspberry, cherry, red currant, and pomegranate. 14 months in French Oak with 5,000 cases produced all going for $30 a bottle.

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Bon Vin!
Veronica