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Staglin Family Vineyard, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
Freshly cut flowers, spices, mocha, red plums, spice cake and new leather meld together in Staglin's 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon. Radiant and supple throughout, the 2012 captures the personality of the year in spades. Sweet red berries, mint and flowers add nuance on the creamy, textured finish. The 2012 will drink well pretty much right out of the gate, but I would give it at least a few years in bottle, as the oak is a bit prominent at this stage.
About the Producer
Staglin Family Vineyard is a Californian wine producer located in Rutherford, Napa Valley. It is most famous for its premium wines produced from Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Sangiovese. The 20-hectare (50-acre) vineyard passed through many different hands before the Staglin family became the proprietors in 1985 – including a Texan gold and oil tycoon on the run from the law in his home state, as well as the more respectable Beaulieu Vineyard. Located at the base of Mount St. John, the estate vineyard lies on an alluvial fan of volcanic soils. These soils, when combined with the area's unique mesoclimate, provides ideal growing conditions for vines with the first vineyard established as far back as the mid 1860s. The flagship Staglin Family Vineyard range includes Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter commonly blended with small portions of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Other wine ranges in the collection include the Salus range with a Bordeaux Blend amoungst other varietal wines. Salus was named after the Roman goddess of health and wellbeing with profits for the Salus range contributed to the funding of mental health research.
