Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, 2017 FAY

Origin: Fay Vineyard, Stag's Leap District, Napa Valley, California, U.S.A.
Varietal: 100% cabernet sauvignon
Aging: 21 months in 91% new French oak & 9% new American oak

Producer's Notes:
FAY vineyard remains one the great Napa Valley vineyards, producing fruit with an abundance of supple red and black berry character, voluptuous perfume and a luscious, fine-grained texture. When the various lots are blended and aged in French oak barrels, the resulting wine gives us the classic expression that is a hallmark of our estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon, “an iron fist in a velvet glove.”

This FAY Cabernet Sauvignon offers bright red fruit aromas along with notes of black tea, olive, and baking spices. The wine has a balanced mouthfeel with a nice concentration of berry fruit on the mid-palate that leads to a cinnamon and spice finish. This bottling is richer than past vintages as is characteristic of the vintage.