Pine Ridge Stags Leap Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Pine Ridge Stags Leap Cabernet Sauvignon

Region: Napa Valley, California, USA

Vintage: 2021

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon

ABV: 15.5%

This Cabernet Sauvignon is a deep ruby red in colour. Exotic aromas of sandalwood, espresso, brown sugar and liquorice combine with sweet ripe fruit. Concentrated and rich, the palate offers flavours of plum, raspberry, blackcurrant and cola. The texture is velvety and creamy, with smooth tannins and juicy acidity providing structure and balance to this delicious wine.

The steep, densely planted Stags Leap District estate has been the heart of the winery since Pine Ridge Vineyards was founded in a farmhouse in 1978. The Stags Leap District’s moderate temperature, influenced by the San Pablo Bay, leads to slow, even fruit development throughout the growing season. The majority of the 47 acres across four estate vineyards in this region are densely planted with Cabernet Sauvignon and other Bordeaux varieties on steeply terraced hillsides with Bale clay-loam soils, resulting in very low yields of intensely flavoured grapes.

The 80 hectare Pine Ridge estate was founded in 1978 when Gary Andrus planted the property’s original vineyard in Stags Leap on a terraced hillside flanked by a ridge of pine trees. They now have vineyards across five sub-zones in Napa: four in the Stags Leap District; three in Rutherford; three in Carneros and one each in Howell Mountain and Oakville. This diversity gives winemaker Michael Beaulac many different blending options for his stunning Napa Cabernet. The vineyards are sustainably managed in order to squeeze as much character and sense of place out of the grapes as possible.