Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
updated the website url, some minor changes to the ownership of Arcadia vineyard, and reordered the wines section to place less emphasis on Cask 23
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| year_founded = {{Start date|1970}} |
| year_founded = {{Start date|1970}} |
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| first_vintage = {{Start date and age|1972}} |
| first_vintage = {{Start date and age|1972}} |
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| cases_per_year = 100,000 |
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| key_people = [[Warren Winiarski]], founder [[Marcus Notaro]], winemaker |
| key_people = [[Warren Winiarski]], founder [[Marcus Notaro]], winemaker |
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| parent_company = [[Antinori]] |
| parent_company = [[Antinori]] |
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| varietal1 = [[Cabernet Sauvignon]] |
| varietal1 = [[Cabernet Sauvignon]] |
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| varietal2 = [[Chardonnay]] |
| varietal2 = [[Chardonnay]] |
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| varietal4 = Cabernet Franc |
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| varietal5 = [[Sauvignon blanc]] |
| varietal5 = [[Sauvignon blanc]] |
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| homepage= https://www.stagsleapwinecellars.com/ |
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==Vineyards== |
==Vineyards== |
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[[File:Stag's Leap, Napa Valley, 1990.jpg|thumb|right|175px|''Vineyards at Stag's Leap in 1990'']] |
[[File:Stag's Leap, Napa Valley, 1990.jpg|thumb|right|175px|''Vineyards at Stag's Leap in 1990'']] |
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The "FAY" vineyard was purchased in 1986. This was the vineyard that originally inspired Winiarski to make wine in this area. It is the oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard in the area and consists of {{convert|66|acre|ha}} of Cabernet Sauvignon and {{convert|1/2|acre|2|spell=in}} of [[Petit Verdot]]. |
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Arcadia is a {{convert|128|acre|0|adj=on}} vineyard near Mount George in the Napa Valley. The vineyard was purchased in 1996 from Mike Grgich. It was retained by the Winiarski family after the sale of the estate in 2007. |
Arcadia is a {{convert|128|acre|0|adj=on}} vineyard near Mount George in the Napa Valley. The vineyard was purchased in 1996 from Mike Grgich. It was retained by the Winiarski family after the sale of the estate in 2007. Winiarski placed the property into the Land Trust of Napa County in perpetuity, so it can never be developed. The Antinori family purchased the vineyard from the Winiarski estate in February 2025 and Stag's Leap Wine Cellars continues to make Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay from it. |
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==Wines== |
==Wines== |
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[[File:Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon CASK 23 1997.jpg|thumb|left|140px|''Bottles of Stag's Leap Cask 23 Cabernet Sauvignon'']] |
[[File:Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon CASK 23 1997.jpg|thumb|left|140px|''Bottles of Stag's Leap Cask 23 Cabernet Sauvignon'']] |
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The estate wines are a series of three single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons, "S.L.V." (Stag's Leap VIneyard) and "FAY," and "CASK 23." The first vintage of CASK 23 wine was produced in 1974, after Winiarski noticed that a specific [[barrel|cask]], numbered 23, stood out from the other casks produced that year. It is not produced every vintage, but only in years that are viewed by the winemaking team as producing excellent quality fruit. |
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Other wines in the top level "Estate & Single-Vineyard Collection" include two Cabernet Sauvignon [[single vineyard]] wines, from the "S.L.V" and "Fay" vineyards, as well as a Chardonnay from the "Arcadia" vineyard.{{cite web |url=http://www.cask23.com/wines/currentReleases/ |title=Stag's Leap Wine Cellars - Wines |publisher=Cask23.com |access-date=2011-01-30 |archive-date=November 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127054522/http://www.cask23.com/wines/currentReleases |url-status=dead }} |
Other wines in the top level "Estate & Single-Vineyard Collection" include two Cabernet Sauvignon [[single vineyard]] wines, from the "S.L.V" and "Fay" vineyards, as well as a Chardonnay from the "Arcadia" vineyard.{{cite web |url=http://www.cask23.com/wines/currentReleases/ |title=Stag's Leap Wine Cellars - Wines |publisher=Cask23.com |access-date=2011-01-30 |archive-date=November 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127054522/http://www.cask23.com/wines/currentReleases |url-status=dead }} |
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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars produces a mid-level range under the designation "Napa Valley Collection". These wines are made from estate owned vineyards as well as purchased grapes from other vineyards in the Napa Valley. Wines in this range include a " |
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars produces a mid-level range under the designation "Napa Valley Collection". These wines are made from estate owned vineyards as well as purchased grapes from other vineyards in the Napa Valley. Wines in this range include a "ARTEMIS" Cabernet Sauvignon, "KARIA" Chardonnay and a "AVETA" [[Sauvignon blanc]]. |
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A range of [[second wine]]s are produced at a lower price point, under the brand name "Hawk Crest". This label was started in 1974.{{cite web|last=Prial |first=Frank J. |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20611FC345B0C728DDDA00894D9494D81 |title=NY Times - Wine Talk |publisher=Select.nytimes.com |date=1991-09-11 |access-date=2011-01-30}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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