1997 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars “Cask 23”
The Cask 23 is solid blood red and very aromatic and perfumed. The most fragrant out of the group. A nose of young dark berries. This has aggressive flavors of pan sautéed, thick reduced blackberries. They are coming out in droves. Thick mouth feel, with tons of tasty fruit coming out and tannins that are surprisingly very balanced right now.
This wine is drinking astoundingly awesome now. Briary, rustic gamey flavors surrounded by full-bodied lush oak and a tad of mint thrown into the mix. Earthy oak is all over the tongue coating finish. This tastes like black licorice that was covered with dark berries and left in an oak cask for about a month.
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