Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Chase Creek Napa Valley 2018 750ml

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars earned its place in history when its 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon took first place at the 1976 Judgment of Paris. Chase Creek, a small tributary of the Napa River, runs through the estate's famed S.L.V. and Fay vineyards, and the winery spent years restoring its habitat. This Cabernet comes from the vines closest to the creek, on the alluvial soils of the western side of the vineyard, making it a counterpart to the volcanic-soil Fay bottlings. The 2018 vintage, a long, mild and even season, produced some of Napa's most balanced wines of the decade. Expect dark cherry, cassis and cocoa with supple tannins. Drink now through the mid-2030s.