Staglin Family Cabernet Sauvignon 30th Anniversary Selection

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2012 vintage

Staglin has become a standard bearer for me in terms of classic Napa cabs. They always bring beautiful texture and traditional cabernet flavors in a modern Napa style, without ever being over ripe. Drank this at American Cut alongside a tomahawk ribeye, which was a perfect pairing. This was probably drinking at its height, with nicely integrated tannins, yet I'd agree with others it's probably best to drink these up sooner rather than later.

2012 vintage

Similar to prior notes after double decanting for 2.5 hrs, except it is now a more classical Napa cab; delicious, drink or hold

2012 vintage

3 hours slo-ox, tasted over 2 nights with Prime fillets and Ribeye. Jus tlike the last bottle the 2 glasses on the first day had more tannin, unripe fruit than the 2nd day. Day 2 showed much more intergration and balance - nice acid, soft tannins, plum, blackberry. This needs to be decanted at least 2-3 hours prior.

2012 vintage

2 hr decant. This wine is drinking incredibly well now. Smooth velvety with a long finish. Shabbat in my house.

2012 vintage

Lol...WOTN between Joel and Kathy.....which means it was simply drinking the best on this night. Smooth at 3 hours, best at 4-5. It disappeared rather quickly tonight. Perfectly balanced in all regards. My fav also.......

2012 vintage

I raised my score as this was my last bottle which I do not regret consuming (why do we buy wine anyway?). As i write this I reviewed my previous notes and agree with the comments about aromas, flavors and palate taste with no changes except I will admit that there is perhaps another 2 -3 years available in the bottle for this wine. But it is drinking so perfect now, why wait?

2012 vintage

All good things must come top an end...and this vintage is nearing that point. The aromas and flavors, although still hanging in there are beginning to weaken. I have a couple more bottles, of this vintage, which I will definitely consume THIS year. I'm bring in my drink window due to this factor.

2012 vintage

First of a 4 bottle auction lot. Pnp'd and enjoyed over a few hours with pizza and binging Season 1 of Goliath. Milk chocolate and blue pen ink on the nose to start. 92-93 at the open. Initially, the darkest opaque purple/magenta in the glass. Nose of dark plum fruit, graphite and very light florals. Palate is medium weight, full of fruit it's beginning to enter its secondary phase. Black plum notes getting stronger throughout. 93-94. Two hours in and …

2012 vintage

Tasting Notes: Blackberry, cassis, dark cherry, vanilla, oak, chocolate, and tobacco Characteristics: Rich, smooth, complex, full-bodied, and full of life for many years to come! Fabulous paired with steak or short rib!

2012 vintage

it took a couple of hour decant to get this baby open for business, and then it delivered.

2012 vintage

Really good and drinking well!

2012 vintage

Generously poured for us by Martin for a compare/contrast with how another fairly esteemed (even if they’re not my favorite) and relatively comparatively priced producer used BO grapes, albeit from a not particularly proximate, although high quality, vintage. In this case, no contest. Yep, there’s plenty of vibrant fruit, forest floor and some spice here, but lots less structure and more oak and vanilla, which really distract. I do like this, but would struggle to be a buyer, even at …

2012 vintage

This wine is a transition wine between Heitz Bella Oaks and Bella Oaks Proprietary Red that uses Bella Oaks fruit. Very nice wine and at 10 years old it showing quite well. Still very much on the fruit forward side (mostly black fruit) of the spectrum, but some tertiary flavors developing, including cocoa, anise, earth, and tobacco, with some toasted oak. This is tasty right now, but I believe will get even better with another 10 years of age or …

2012 vintage

Drink now as this wine is perfectly in the sweet spot. The other notes I have made on this wine still stand true, but the maximum drink window for California cabernets is 15 years. If you are just a collector, ok, but I consume all of the wines I buy from Screaming Eagle, Colgin and Scarecrow, etc to Staglin. This wine is perfect right now so just open and enjoy, even if it is your last bottle, Remember, Staglin makes …

2012 vintage

노즈에서는 칙칙한 검은 과실향이 매력적이다. 이어서 가죽향이 느껴지는데 이것 역시 꽤나 매력적이다. 시간이 지나면 민트향 혹은 박하향이 나기 시작하는데 와인을 나름 몇 병 마셔봤는데도 처음 느껴봤다. 팔렛에서는 무언가 미국스러우면서 미국스럽지 않다는 말이 떠올랐습니다. 아주 부드러운 타닌은 말그대로 술술 넘어갔고 피니시 역시 3초 이상 느껴졌다. 그러면서도 미국 와인 특유의 약간의 당도가 있어서 이 와인은 누구나 좋아하겠구나 싶었다. 모임에서 마셨던 와인인데 지인께서는 체다 치즈를 말씀하셨다. 동감할만한 표현인게 느끼한 느낌이라기보다는 유질감에 가까웠다. 마치 올리브유를 입에서 굴리는 듯 한 마우스필과 코에서 느껴지는 가죽향 때문에 …

2012 vintage

Extremely harmonious blends of fruit and flavors. Needs multiple hours of decant to fully unveil itself.

2012 vintage

Double decant, poured 1 glass after an hour slo-ox in bottle. First impression was negative and I wondered about the provenance or maybe it was a bad bottle. Sour cherry, green bell pepper in a bittersweet wrapper lacking any softness or purity of fruit. NEXT DAY was completely different - so much better: seductive panoply of attractive black fruit, cassis, subtle spices, cedar, wrapped in a savory texture. Recommend opening this up earlier in the day or the night before.

2012 vintage

Drinking beautifully right now! In its prime!

2012 vintage

Did I like it?....I loved it! So much more life in the bottle (which for some CA cabs is saying a lot). Long legs, long finish, balanced acidity and tannins. Rich flavors of blackberries, licorice, and slight dark cherries. This wine is drinking well now and will, in my opinion, be good for another 5 years.

2012 vintage

Slow ox for 7 hrs and the decant. Delicious and so smooth. Everyone loved it.

2012 vintage

Smokey with hint of licorice. Not overly powerful fruit. Fabulous nose, well balanced.

2012 vintage

6 hour slow ox. Nice wine but nothing overly memorable or remarkable.

2012 vintage

You know you have had a GREAT wine when you can look at the bottle and remember the wine's characteristics. Flavors of black fruit, dark ruby color, full body, mild acidity, mellow tannins, lasting finish. Buy it, drink it (wait another 2 - 3 years on consumption). I decanted and filtered the wine, the aromas off the decanter filled the room. This is a wine to serve at a dinner party with close friends (the know wine), as no one …

2012 vintage

Similar to prior note after double decanting for 2 hrs; outstanding drink or hold

2012 vintage

Double decanted for 2 hrs, deep ruby, black cherry on the nose, dark fruit on the palate, med. tannins, long finish; outstanding, entered prime drinking, drink or hold

2012 vintage

Opened the 2012 Staglin together and a 2006 Hundred Acres Ark with MK&K. By group consensus, the Staglin was the better wine. M called the Hundred Acres �aggressive.� Definitely bigger and more dense, the secondary flavors were buried beneath all of the big fruit. The Staglin offered more in a smaller package with balance and lively secondary notes. Don�t get me wrong, these are both excellent wines, but the edge goes to Staglin by a point or two. (The Hundred …

2012 vintage

I upped my rating from last tasting several months ago. This wine is so good. High quality, very little tannin, looooong finish which is the stand out for me. I love all the wines Staglin Family produces. I didn�t know much about them before a visit over the summer. They oddly don�t get much press. 2012 is ready to go!

2012 vintage

great full body Cab perfect age

2012 vintage

Still very tight on opening. After an hour was much smoother.

2012 vintage

Classic big and powerful napa style wine. The structure is very balanced with a perfect amount of firmness. The best part about this wine is the perfectly pitched acidity that perfectly balances the boldness of the fruit. A very well executed napa cab. It is in a good place right now but it can easily hold for longer periods of time due to the powerful acidity.

2012 vintage

Removed from a 55 degree active cellar and slow oxed for 2 hours. Consumed from an Italesse universal stem. Poured a surprising medium dark crimson hue, making me wonder as to the pitch and concentration of this wine. Very elegant nose of black plum, dark cherry, menthol, and some cocoa bean. Very tart on the palate and would have easily mistaken this for a 3rd/4th growth Bordeaux in an average vintage. Prominent tastes of sour black cherry, plum skin, and …

2012 vintage

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