Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 Staglin

Professional reviews

BOW (8.75)

Winespectator (93)

A broad, loamy and frankly toasted style, with a steady rolling wave of warmed cassis and plum sauce supported by freshly plowed earth, sweet tobacco and licorice root. A little toothy through the finish, with a plum skin note hinting at overextraction, but the fruit wins out and fans of the muscular style will be pleased with this. Drink now through 2038. 2,300 cases made.

Vinous (96)

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is a rich, heady wine that is going to need a number of years to shed its baby fat and come into its own. Dark and vertical in feel, the 2019 possesses tremendous energy as well as power. Black cherry, chocolate, new leather, licorice, espresso and cloves build into the huge, resonant finish. The 2019 spent 22 months in barrel, 80% new. I would not dream of touching a bottle anytime soon.

Decanter (94)

Pale gold with a beautiful nose of candied frosted pineapple, citrus peel and orange blossom. The layer of buttery oak underpins rather than overpowers the sweet fruit. The creaminess however reveals itself on the palate which is broad, soft-textured, pulpy, viscous and immensely soothing. The exotic and citrus fruits on the nose are found in the mouth too, ripe and sun-warmed. This is a languorous and appealing wine that lingers for a very long time after the finish. A few minutes later you are still tasting mango and melon. Drinking now, enjoy this fine wine in its youthful and fruit-soaked prime. It does have just enough acidity to age gracefully over the next five to seven years but why wait to enjoy its cornucopia!

Jeb Dunnuck (98)

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is flat-out gorgeous and shows the supple, ripe, sexy style of the vintage paired with the inherent elegance and finesse of this estate. Darker currants, smoked tobacco, chocolate, savory herbs, and graphite all define the aromatics, and it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a seamless, layered mouthfeel, and gorgeous, velvety tannins. It's absolutely impossible to resist currently, but this killer Rutherford Cabernet will evolve for 25+ years or more.