Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, S.L.V. Vintage:2017 musky earth and spicecake aromas

musky earth and spicecake aromas show outstanding clarity and pick up a smoky mineral nuance with aeration

There is once again excellent mid-palate concentration to the much more mineral-driven flavors that possess first-rate complexity on the wonderfully long and balanced if markedly austere finale

It would be nice to see a little more mid-palate depth and persistence

all wrapped in a hugely persistent

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, S.L.V. Vintage:2017 musky earth and spicecake aromasThe 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon S. L. V. is a paragon of elegance and finesse, yet doesn't cheat the taster on flavor. Dense ruby purple with round, juicy, earthy black cherry and blackcurrant fruit, underbrush and forest floor, the wine is fragrant, medium to full bodied, soft, seductive and round. This is a lovely, juicy, pure style of wine to drink over the next 10 15 years.