Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cellarius II Red Napa Valley 2016 750ml

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, founded by Warren Winiarski, became world-famous when its 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon won the 1976 Judgment of Paris tasting, and it remains one of Napa's most respected names. Cellarius is a small-production series of special bottlings from the winery, and Cellarius II is a Cabernet Sauvignon-based Napa Valley red. The 2016 vintage was a near-ideal season in Napa, with mild, steady weather that produced wines of excellent balance, ripe fruit and fine tannins. Expect black cherry, cassis and plum layered with cedar, dark chocolate and the polished, elegant structure the estate is known for. Approachable now, it has the stuffing to age gracefully into the early 2030s.