2013 Odette "Reserve" Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon

“The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve picks up the power at 15.6% alcohol, but also has a slightly more saturated opaque/purple color. The wine has a glorious nose of graphite, white flowers, blueberries and blackberries and licorice followed by a full-bodied wine with great precision and delineation, super freshness, vibrancy, and compelling richness and extraction. The finish goes on for a good 55 seconds. This is flirting with perfection in a real serious way. (RP)” (12/2015)

“The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is more dense, concentrated, and powerful, and it shows the vintage style beautifully. Darker currants, plums, graphite, crushed stone, and chocolate all emerge from the glass. Full-bodied on the palate, it has ample structure, lots of mid-palate depth, and building tannins. Even now, at close to a decade after the vintage, it’s still not in its prime drinking window.” (02/2023)

“A dense, powerful Cabernet, the 2013 Reserve delivers serious intensity and raw energy. Mocha, black cherry, plum, smoke, licorice and dark spices are all supported by firm beams of tannin that need at least a few years to soften. The 2013 Reserve shows the more powerful side of Stags Leap. Smoke, chocolate, sage and a host of savory undertones are layered together nicely, with considerable influence of the new heavy toast barrels. (AG)” (10/2015)

“Gorgeous, pure, rich and layered, offering tiers of blackberry and wild berry flavors. Exhibits floral and spicy notes, with hazelnut-scented oak. Ends with a long, potent finish, remaining graceful and refined. (JL)” (10/2016)