Staglin, Booth Bella Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions (from La Rue au Vache)

(from La Rue au Vache)

It is at the beginning of a long drinking window

full and sweet broad-scaled flavors possessing serious amounts of dry extract on the palate drenching and hugely long finish imbued with bitter chocolate hints

with a smoky mineral undertone and a hint of fruitcake

5 ha is planted to chardonnay

Staglin, Booth Bella Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions (from La Rue au Vache)Both 2013 Cabernet Sauvignons are in bottle, and both are absolutely magnificent wines, probably the two finest Cabernets made by the Staglins to date. Even better than the Estate, or at least marginally so, is the astonishing 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Booth Bella Oaks. This is another Rutherford vineyard that was made famous by Joe Heitz when he used to produce wine from it, and the Staglins have produced, to my mind, the best wine I have ever tasted