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Reynolds Family Winery

Reynolds Family Winery
2015 Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.6%
95 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$125
Cellar Selection

Reynolds Family Winery
2015 Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.6%
Garnet black color. Aromas of chocolate-drizzled plums, caramel, curried nuts, and cola with a slightly chewy, vibrant, dryish medium-to-full body and a distinctive, long tobacco, black olives, almond croissant, chocolate-covered jellies, and toasted coconut finish. A bold, chewy, complex Stags Leap Cabernet that delivers.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth, Oaky, Rich & Full & Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: chocolate-drizzled plums, caramel, curried nuts, and cola
Taste Flavor: tobacco, black olives, almond croissant, chocolate-covered jellies, and toasted coconut
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A bold, chewy, complex Stags Leap Cabernet that delivers.

The Producer

Reynolds Family Winery

The Producer
3266 Silverado Trl
Napa, CA 94558
USA
1 707-258-2558

Their Portfolio

91 Reynolds Family Winery 2017 Persistence, Napa Valley 14.5% (USA) $60.00.
91 Reynolds Family Winery 2016 Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa County 14.7% (USA) $60.00.
96 Reynolds Family Winery 2015 Reserve 300 Series, Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley 14.6% (USA) $115.00.
93 Reynolds Family Winery 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley 14.5% (USA) $33.00.
94 Reynolds Family Winery 2018 Chardonnay, Napa Valley 14% (USA) $36.00.
88 Reynolds Family Winery 2018 Pinot Noir, Carneros, Napa Valley 14.4% (USA) $45.00.
92 Reynolds Family Winery 2017 Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 14.4% (USA) $60.00.
88 Reynolds Family Winery 2017 Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 14.4% (USA) $60.00.
95 Reynolds Family Winery 2015 Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley 14.6% (USA) $125.00.
91 Reynolds Family Winery 2018 Persistence Red Blend, Red Meritage, Napa Valley 14.5% (USA) $62.00.
94 Reynolds Family Winery 2018 Merlot, Napa Valley 14.5% (USA) $80.00.
94 Reynolds Family Winery 2018 Due Diligence, Cabernet Franc, Atlas Peak, Napa Valley 14.6% (USA) $140.00.
95 Reynolds Family Winery 2017 Steadfast, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 14.7% (USA) $215.00.
94 Reynolds Family Winery 2019 Persistence Red Blend, Napa Valley 14.6% (USA) $68.00.
93 Reynolds Family Winery 2019 Persistence Red Blend, Napa Valley 14.6% (USA) $68.00.
94 Reynolds Family Winery 2019 Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 14.6% (USA) $63.00.

Cabernet Sauvignon

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Serve in a Cabernet Wine Glass
Cabernet Sauvignon is a variety that is the source of some of the world’s most celebrated and longest-lived reds. Grown in many countries, it is most famous in Bordeaux, where it is the principal grape in red Bordeaux as well as in California – especially Napa Valley- where it is labeled by its varietal name.

Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas and flavors of black currant, cassis, black cherry and sometimes plum (in warmer regions or vintages). Quite rich on the palate, the variety is very tannic, giving its wines a bitter edge in their youth, but also providing the wines with great aging potential, with top flight examples drinking well for as long as four or five decades. Given their richness and flavor profile, wines made from Cabernet Sauvignon need to be paired with rich red meats, such as steaks and roasts as well as game.

Besides France and California, other countries with warm growing regions also excel with Cabernet Sauvignon. These include the Maipo and Colchagua Valleys in Chile as well as the Bolgheri district, situated on the coast of Tuscany.