Winery Cliff Lede - Stags Leap District Claret

Winery Cliff Lede Stags Leap District Claret

4.4
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(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 Stags Leap District Claret of Winery Cliff Lede is a red wine from the region of Napa Valley of California.
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec and the Merlot.
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 veal.
The Stags Leap District Claret of the Winery Cliff Lede is in the top 70 of wines of Napa Valley.

Taste structure of the Stags Leap District Claret from the Winery Cliff Lede

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Stags Leap District Claret of Winery Cliff Lede in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Stags Leap District Claret of Winery Cliff Lede in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cliff Lede's Stags Leap District Claret.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Stags Leap District Claret - 2017
In the top 70 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.2 1 1 1 1 0
Stags Leap District Claret - 2016
In the top 70 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.3 1 1 1 1 0
Stags Leap District Claret - 2015
In the top 70 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.4 1 1 1 1 0
Stags Leap District Claret - 2014
In the top 70 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.3 1 1 1 1 0
Stags Leap District Claret - 2012
In the top 70 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.4 1 1 1 1 0
Stags Leap District Claret - 2010
In the top 70 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.6 1 1 1 1 0.5
Stags Leap District Claret - 2005
In the top 70 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.2 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Stags Leap District Claret from Winery Cliff Lede are 2010, 2015, 2012, 2016 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Cliff Lede

The winery offers 33 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
This winery is part of the Lede Family Wines.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Napa Valley in the region of California

The Winery Cliff Lede is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 4500 of of United States wines
In the top 75 of of Napa Valley wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 20000 wines of the world

The wine region of Napa Valley

The wine region of Napa Valley is located in the region of Napa County of California of United States. We currently count 2527 estates and châteaux in the of Napa Valley, producing 7716 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Napa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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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