Winery Vineyard Block Estate779 Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Red wine of Stags Leap District of California of United States

4.0

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The 779 Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Vineyard Block Estate is a red wine from the region of Stags Leap District of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the 779 Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Vineyard Block Estate

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the 779 Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Vineyard Block Estate in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Oak

Spices

On the nose the 779 Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Vineyard Block Estate in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with 779 Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Pairings that work perfectly with 779 Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Original food and wine pairings with 779 Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Lamb

Mature and hard cheese

The 779 Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Vineyard Block Estate matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels, leg of lamb with spices or quick duck breast with honey.

Details and technical informations about Winery Vineyard Block Estate's 779 Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon.

Winery

Winery Vineyard Block Estate

Grape varieties

Cabernet-Sauvignon

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

779 Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - 2018

In the top 100 of of Stags Leap District wines

Average rating: 4

779 Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - 2016

In the top 100 of of Stags Leap District wines

Average rating: 4.2

The best vintages of 779 Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Vineyard Block Estate are 2016, 2018

Informations about the Winery Vineyard Block Estate

The winery offers 184 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

This winery is part of the Adams Wine Group.

It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Stags Leap District in the region of California

The Winery Vineyard Block Estate is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 102 wines for sale in the of Stags Leap District to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 9500 of of United States wines

In the top 2000 of of Stags Leap District wines

In the top 35000 of red wines

In the top 55000 wines of the world

The wine region of Stags Leap District

The wine region of Stags Leap District is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cliff Lede or the Domaine Hall OVW produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Stags Leap District are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Stags Leap District often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black plum or espresso and sometimes also flavors of baking spice, cigar box or pipe tobacco.

The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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