A beautiful Cabernet Franc with cassis, raspberry, cherry, tobacco, baking spice, graphite and violets. Tannins are ripe but non-obtrusive and support the medium body.
Dark fruit with notes of cinnamon, clove and coffee-like aromas lead into pure Cabernet varietal blackcurrant and some dark cherry in the mouth. Though somewhat masked by heavy tannins, velvety palate shows signs of emerging. Give it 3 to 7 years' additional aging.
Stag’s Hollow Renaissance wines are crafted for age-worthiness and this one is no exception. It offers sound varietal plum with earthy and green herbal scents on the nose. Concentrated black plum and dark cherry fill the mouth. At the moment, tannins are thick and chewy with still rather aggressive acidity. Depth of fruit and structure will reward aging for another 3 to 5 years in the cellar.
Crushed dark berries on the nose with hints of strawberry, plum and raisin before a complex and layered palate of plum and cedar notes. Underpinned by earthy and savoury elements, with hints of clove and 5 spice, black fruit and spice supported by firm tannins through the close.
Bright cherry and floral scents with a touch of astringency lead the way for lovely red fruit expression in the mouth. Shows persistent raspberry flavours with fairly stiff tannins and well-balanced acidity, finishing very dry. Give it another 3 years' cellaring to integrate and soften youthful tannins.
A highly concentrated nose of cassis, black cherry, cocoa, raspberry jam, vanilla, toast and elegant spices. It’s thick and rich on the palate with high acids, concentrated red fruits, barrel spices, cedar and tar.
Up-front aromas of cherry, strawberry and earthy notes before a medium-bodied palate of dark cherry, plum and vanilla with soft tannins. From well-managed, 2- and 3-year-old oak and a well-rounded finish.