Inseon Hwang

9.2

Black cherries and blackberries, balanced tannins and structure, minerals, slight graphite. — 2 months ago

Anna Sangiacomo

9.2

Staglin wine tasting dinner. — 7 months ago

Tyler Felous

9.4

First time with Rivers Marie. And very satisfied. Classic CA style with vanilla and ripe fruit, but not over the top. Easy drinking. Still slight preference for Mayacamas, Mt Eden, or Hirsch. Or Staglin :-) — 2 years ago

Deborah M

9.4

M & I’s contribution for OTBN was the 2009 Ridge Monte Bello. I love everything Ridge, and this was my first time trying the Monte Bello. A true classic. This wine was more earth and rustic than the Staglin. Winemaker notes best describe this wine as deep ruby/purple; blackberry, red current, ripe cassis, cedar, crushed rock minerality, toasted oak; Full-body, rich tannin structure, dark berry fruit, firm acid, wet-stone, juniper, forest floor, cola, and lingering exotic oak spice finish. — 3 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.4

This bottle was delicious- won the cork lottery. Golden, viscous, some Botrytis. Snappy acidity sustained it all this time. — 4 years ago

Inseon Hwang

8.9

Robust dark cherries — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

9.4

The MoM group had a rather large line-up of bottles this week, nearly a dozen strong, and not a dud in the lineup. That being said, this was one of three bottles that rose to the top. This arguably had the most interesting and enjoyable nose. A serious wine that would compliment a variety of meals. Impressive. — 7 years ago

Herb Listen

9.3

Salus with Cheryl at Spago in Maui — 3 months ago

Anna Sangiacomo

9.2

Wine maker dinner. Staglen family vineyards. — 7 months ago

Tom Garland

9.4

Rutherford block party dinner at Inglenook winery. 

Scarecrow
Staglin family
Morisoli vineyard
Inglenook
Bella Oaks

Wine country dinner prepared by chef Sean Massey — a year ago

with Brenda

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.5

Gorgeous. Butterscotch, citrus. Remarkably fresh. — 3 years ago

Lauren Young

9.2

1 hour decant. Opened up nicely, good pairing with lamb stew. — 4 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.5

One of my favorites from Premiere Napa Valley 2020. #pnv20 #pnv2020 #napa Only 5 cases. Staglin clonal selection of Cabernet Sauvignon
A second generation Martha’s Clone, originally planted on the estate in the 1960s by André Tchelistcheff
Single barrel selected by winemaker Fredrik Johansson as a roto fermentation and aging in the same barrel
Your wine showcases opulence, elegance, nuance and complexity

This is the first time we are creating single barrel selection of the Staglin Clone Cabernet Sauvignon for Premiere Napa Valley. Harvested on Oct. 26, 2018 from our Rutherford Bench estate vines that were originally planted in the 1960s by the famed Andre Tchelistcheff and repropagated in 1990 under the talented hand of David Abreu. Winemaker Fredrik Johnasson selected these grapes for an in-barrel roto fermentation where the wine currently ages awaiting its future owner. One of the greatest vintages we have seen on our estate, this wine showcases the opulence, elegance, nuance and complexity our Cabernet Sauvignon has become known for.


Wine Facts

Wine is unfiltered
Single vineyard wine
Sustainably produced
Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled — 5 years ago

with Ron

Evan Roberts

9.1

Still holding up though a bit of the fruit has fallen over the years it is still a great example of Sangiovese in CA done right. Nice acid and enough tannin to hold up to a smoked leg of lamb for Easter. Smelled like a lovely aged Chianti. Brick/wet stone on the nose intermixed with a bit of iodine. Very pleased — 8 years ago

Christian Fischer

9.2

Well that was a weird bottle. Smelled amazing and tasted very off, no TCA or anything like it, difficult to describe. It had a layer of very tart tannin-like overlaying flavor that was not good. Left it open for 24 hours and it was much improved. After 48 hours it was a nice bottle of CA cab. Clearly something off with this bottle and the 9.2 rating is a 9.1 from day 3 and some add for ‘not typical’. I had high hopes for this wine and don’t think I have had a fair sampling of it — 5 months ago

Timothy

9.4

22 años y todavia frutabomba, pero elegante. — 9 months ago

Tom Garland

9.5

Inspire Napa Valley Sat night event...walk around tasting, dinner, auction at Round Pound estate.

Over 30 participating Wineries:
Sreaming Eagle
Bryant Estate
Dalla Valle vineyard
Memento Mori
Staglin Family
Vine Hill Ranch
Keplinger wines
Chappellet
TOR wines
Etc. — 3 years ago

with Brenda

Tom Garland

9.4

Inspire Napa Walk Around Wine Tasting with:
Bryant Estates
Chappellet
Continuum Estate
Cliff Lede Vineyard
Eisele Vineyard
Favia Wines
Ferren Wines
Futo Wines
Harlan Estates
Keplinger Wines
Morley Family Vineyards
Rudd Estates
Staglin Family Vineyards
Vine Hill Ranch — 4 years ago

with Brenda

Hugh O'Riordan

9.2

Very fine wine — 7 years ago

Michael P. Rooney

9.4

Absolutely beautiful — 8 years ago