2012 | Stags' Leap Winery | Audentia Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2012 Stags' Leap Winery Estate Audentia Cabernet Sauvignon is a limited, high-end Napa Valley red, often featuring a blend of ~75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Petite Sirah. Known for its power, the wine features intense notes of blackberry, tobacco, and cocoa, with refined tannins and roughly 20 months of oak aging.

Producer Information

Stags' Leap Winery is located seven miles (11km) north of Napa town in the Stags Leap AVA. It is situated on a large estate with 90 acres (36 hectares) under vine. The classic Bordeaux blend grapes Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are planted. Estate fruit is used alongside grower fruit from some of the best producers in Napa Valley and Carneros. Grapes have been continuously grown on the lands of Stags' Leap since the 1880s. The property itself was founded in 1893 and by 1920 the manor house was built and named Stags' Leap.
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars is an entirely separate business. The two came to legal blows in the 1980s over the Stag's Leap title, but an agreement was reached based on the careful placement of the apostrophe. Later, they would team up to fight the proposed Stags Leap District AVA. That dispute was settled with the complete omission of the apostrophe from the appellation's name.
The estate vineyards are planted with a mixture of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petite Sirah. The Ne Cede Malis vineyard – which translates as "Yield not to misfortune" – is a historical field-blend vineyard dating back to the 1930s. It mainly contains Petite Sirah, mixed with Rhône varietals in the block. The winery replants the vineyard vine-by-vine as each individual plant becomes unviable. It is then replaced with the identical genetic vine material in order to keep the historical integrity of the mixed field blend.

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