My favorite vintage of the decade for Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec. We were graced with outstanding growing conditions that gave way to a wine with pure, focused flavors black cherry, currant, and tobacco, while a mid palate of spice vanilla and mocha linger in layers, all framed with velvet-like, dusty tannins.

In recent years, Stagecoach Vineyard has become one of the most renowned vineyards in Napa Valley. It rises 1,200 feet above sea level and continues to climb to nearly 1,850 feet at its highest elevations on the southern side of the Oakville appellation’s Pritchard Hill and Atlas Peak. Blessed with south- facing slopes filled with shallow, volcanic soils, the site’s rugged terroir is ideal for growing intensely colored cabernet sauvignon.

"This bottling, from the vineyard high up on Atlas Peak, is establishing itself as a real benchmark. The ’07 is smooth and rich and vast in flavor, offering waves of blackberries, cherry pie, cassis and blackstrap molasses, with a delicious coating of sweet, smoky oak. It’s impressive in youth, but so balanced, it should easily negotiate the years."
– Steve Heimoff, 95 pts Wine Enthusiast

#75 in Wine Enthusiast's
"Top 100 Wines of 2011!"

Click below to hear Patrick's description of the 2007 Stagecoach Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon.