Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cask 23 Cabernet Sauvignon 1979 750ml

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars became world famous when Warren Winiarski's 1973 Cabernet won the 1976 Judgment of Paris, and Cask 23, first made in 1974, is the estate's reserve, drawn from the finest lots of its Stags Leap District vineyards. The 1979 growing season was cool, with slow ripening and an exceptionally late harvest; Winiarski described it as closer to Bordeaux than Napa. Because Cask 23 came from an early-ripening site, its fruit was picked before the end-of-harvest rains. He noted a deep color and rich, dark, cedary fruit with lively, textured Cabernet spice. Now more than 45 years old, this mature bottle is best enjoyed soon after careful decanting.