Winery Stags' Leap - The Investor Red

Winery Stags' Leap The Investor Red

4.2
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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 The Investor Red of Winery Stags' Leap is a red wine from the region of Napa Valley of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety 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.

Taste structure of the The Investor Red from the Winery Stags' Leap

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Investor Red of Winery Stags' Leap in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel, cola

Wine with earth taste

graphite

Wine with spices taste

menthol

On the nose the The Investor Red of Winery Stags' Leap in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Stags' Leap's The Investor Red.

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

The Investor Red - 2018
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.1 1 1 1 1 0
The Investor Red - 2017
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.2 1 1 1 1 0
The Investor Red - 2016
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.3 1 1 1 1 0
The Investor Red - 2015
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.3 1 1 1 1 0
The Investor Red - 2014
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.2 1 1 1 1 0
The Investor Red - 2013
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.2 1 1 1 1 0
The Investor Red - 2012
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.1 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of The Investor Red from Winery Stags' Leap are 2016, 2015, 1893, 2017 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Stags' Leap

The winery offers 28 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This winery is part of the Treasury Wine Estates.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Napa Valley in the region of California

The Winery Stags' Leap is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 2500 of of United States wines
In the top 1500 of of Napa Valley wines
In the top 6000 of red wines
In the top 8000 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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