2005 Cliff Lede Poetry Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District, 6L in Wood Box
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 95pts - "The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Poetry is 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Malbec and the rest equal parts Petit Verdot and Merlot. It is a slightly more powerful wine at 15.2% alcohol (compared to the 14.8% of the 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon). This cuts a deeper, broader swath across the mouth and is clearly full-bodied, but has gorgeous purity of fruit with hints of background Christmas fruitcake, cedar wood, crème de cassis and lead pencil shavings. This beautiful, extremely pure wine is the quintessential expression of Stags Leap. It is a beauty that has come into full maturity and should last for another 10-15+ years." - Jun 2015
Wine Specs
Vintage
2005
Varietal
Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation
Stags Leap District
Bottling Date
June 2007
Alcohol %
15.2
Robert Parker
95
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
The Poetry Vineyard is the easternmost of our two estate Stags Leap District vineyards, located just a stone’s throw from the winery and the Twin Peaks estate vineyard. The vineyard sits on a steep west-facing high-exposure hillside below the luxurious Poetry Inn. Reaching from the highest elevation of the Stags Leap District Appellation down almost to the valley floor, this vineyard’s heart and soul are a gritty combination of shallow soils atop fractured shales and low-yielding old vines of Cabernet Sauvignon.
Production Notes
Grapes were picked in the darkness of the early morning hours, and immediately subjected to rigorous selection by our three-tiered sorting and refinement process. The berries were gently delivered to tank by our unique crane system, minimizing disruption of berry integrity. Cold soaks lasted approximately three to five days and fermentations were managed via a combination of delestage and pumpovers. Extended maceration of two and a half to five weeks fine-tuned our tannin profiles, and allowed us to perfect mouth feel and wine complexity. The components that make up this wine underwent eighteen months of elevage in seventy-eight percent new French oak and twenty-two percent neutral French oak.
Winemaker Notes
This multi-tiered wine boasts layers of complexity that evolve as the wine slowly decants. An initial burst of black licorice drizzled on a blueberry pie is accented by intensely perfumed posies. A second, deeper layer combines a kirsch component with sandalwood, nutmeg, and candied citrus notes. Such heady aromatics segue into rich and harmonious flavors of dark ripe cherry, cassis, and chocolate cordial framed by classically structured acidity and focused tannin. A svelte yet dense extract creates a finishing richness which declares that this is a wine for the ages.
Production
925 cases