The Winery Stags' Leap of Napa Valley of California

Winery Stags' Leap - The Leap Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 29 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This estate is part of the Treasury Wine Estates.
It is ranked in the top 348 of the estates of California.
It is located in Napa Valley in the region of California

The Winery Stags' Leap is one of the best wineries to follow in Napa Valley.. It offers 29 wines for sale in of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Stags' Leap wines

Looking for the best Winery Stags' Leap wines in Napa Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Stags' Leap wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Stags' Leap wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Stags' Leap

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Stags' Leap

How Winery Stags' Leap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos rossini, sauté of lamb or rabbit in white wine (casserole).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Stags' Leap

On the nose the red wine of Winery Stags' Leap. often reveals types of flavors of cream, grass or bramble and sometimes also flavors of menthol, black olive or dried herbs. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Stags' Leap. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Stags' Leap

  • 1984With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.53/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.51/5
  • 1993With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1968With an average score of 4.39/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.36/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Stags' Leap.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petite Sirah
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Malbec
  • Grenache

Discovering 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 top white wines of Winery Stags' Leap

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Stags' Leap

How Winery Stags' Leap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of roast pork in the oven, pasta with tuna and cream or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Stags' Leap

On the nose the white wine of Winery Stags' Leap. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, microbio or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or chard. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Stags' Leap. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Stags' Leap

  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.07/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Stags' Leap.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top pink wines of Winery Stags' Leap

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Stags' Leap

How Winery Stags' Leap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley or raclette with 8 cheeses.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Stags' Leap

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Stags' Leap. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Stags' Leap

  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Stags' Leap.

  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Guyot (pruning)

This is the most widespread pruning technique. It includes one or two long branches and allows the mechanization of a large number of vineyard operations.

The top sweet wines of Winery Stags' Leap

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Stags' Leap

How Winery Stags' Leap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Stags' Leap

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Stags' Leap. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Stags' Leap

  • 2013With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.40/5

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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Planning a wine route in the of Napa Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Stags' Leap.

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

News about Winery Stags' Leap and wines from the region

LVMH buys Napa Valley’s Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Philippe Schaus, chairman and chief executive of the Moët Hennessy division of LVMH, called Joseph Phelps Vineyards ‘an iconic name and an iconic winery’. Joseph Phelps founded his eponymous winery on a 260ha former cattle ranch in Napa Valley in 1973. He turned it into one of California’s most prominent producers, famed for its flagship Insignia – a Bordeaux-style blend – and its pioneering use of Rhône varieties, which kick-started the ‘Rhône Rangers’ movement in the Golden State. The founder’ ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Rare Napa wine of Judgement of Paris fame sells for $12,000

Heritage Auctions said a single bottle of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ ‘SLV’ Cabernet Sauvignon 1973 – representing the Napa Valley red wine that beat top Bordeaux in the landmark 1976 Judgement of Paris tasting – fetched $12,300. That marks a new record auction price for the wine, said Heritage. It was sold to a bidder who wished to remain anonymous during an auction of nearly 4,000 wines from Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ ‘legacy collection’. Steven Spurrier’s 1976 Judge ...

The word of the wine: Guyot (pruning)

This is the most widespread pruning technique. It includes one or two long branches and allows the mechanization of a large number of vineyard operations.

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