Wine Cellars Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Description

A still red from California, 15% ABV, produced by Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, one of Napa Valley's leading wineries. Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, a blend that perfectly expresses the terroir's power and elegance. 0.75 L bottle, 2021 vintage. A Cabernet Sauvignon that has made wine history, a tribute to the legendary 1976 "Judgment of Paris." On the nose and palate, this wine opens with rich layers of dark, inky, blue, and black fruits: blackcurrant, rum cherry, and prune, along with notes of crushed walnut, dried rose petals, orange pekoe tea, and delicate violet. Secondary notes of star anise, cedar, and clove also emerge, a nod to the well-integrated oak aging. The wine is bold, opulent, and balanced, with a creamy texture and perfectly integrated tannins that lead to a long, savory finish of espresso, dark chocolate, and cocoa, with crisp acidity and a fresh, minty character.

Details

Taste

On the nose and palate, this wine opens with rich layers of dark, inky, blue and black fruits: blackcurrant, rum cherry and prune, as well as notes of crushed walnut, dried rose petals, orange pekoe tea and delicate violet. Secondary notes of star anise, cedar and clove also emerge, a nod to the well-integrated oak ageing. The wine is bold, opulent and balanced, with a creamy texture and perfectly integrated tannins leading to a long, savoury finish of espresso, dark chocolate and cocoa, with fresh acidity and a fresh mint character.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Stag's Leap

From this winery

• Start up year: 1970

Stag's Leap is considered one of the most important wineries in California’s Napa Valley. Warren Winiarski founded Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars in 1970 and today the winery is known worldwide especially for its production of excellent Cabernet Sauvignon wines.

This historic winery was made famous in 1976, the year of the "Judgment of Paris", a blind winetasting that was conducted in Paris with a panel of 9 French tasters who tasted samples of California’s best Cabernet and Chardonnay and matched them against some of the finest labels from Bordeaux and Burgandy. Despite pessimistic predictions, due to the fact that Californian wines were only considered an interesting "novelty" in the world of wine, they were declared the winners. First place was assigned to S.L.V. 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon from Stag’s Leap, a phenomenon that created an upheaval in the world’s viticultural circles.

The Antinori family had been a managing partner since 2007 while in 2023, they acquired the entire Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars estate to preserve and continue to pursue the extraordinary legacy of this unique winery. Read more

California

Technical Sheet

Name	Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Type	Red still
Denomination	N/A
Vintage	2021
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	15.0% by volume
Grape varieties	Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot
Country	United States of America
Region	California
Vendor	Stag's Leap
Allergens	Contains sulphites