Drink.  Learn.  Laugh.  Repeat.

Welcome Back!Sign in here:

Not Registered?Become one of our thirsty clan 333,083 strong:

Register Today!

Cliff Lede Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Wine Review

Cliff Lede Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Cliff Lede Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California, United States

Community Score:96/100

Community Reviews: 2

  Add My Review


Price: $124.95

Drink: 2020-2034

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 15%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Cliff Lede

Agent: Halpern Enterprises

Natalie's Score: 96/100

A classic California, Cabernet Sauvignon with small amounts of Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cab Franc added to the blend. Smoky and earthy with dark berry, plum, sweet tobacco leaf and flinty flavours, fleshy and full-bodied on the palate. Tannins are fine and velvety.

Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: roast Tomahawk rib steak with sautéed mushrooms, grilled venison steak, roast pheasant.

Best Beef Wine

This Cliff Lede Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 was reviewed on November 13, 2020 by Natalie MacLean

More Vintages: 2019  2016  2015  2014 

  Add New Vintage

Pricing & Stock Information

Reviews and Ratings

From the Stags Leap District, Napa Valley wine region, Cliff Lede 2017 is a robust red wine blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot and 1% Merlot. Smoky on the nose with ripe dark plum, cherry liqueur, dried sweet tobacco leaf and fine herb flavours rich and full on the palate. Tannins are firm and grippy. Pour with a well-marbled rib steak or cellar for 10 years. - Community Wine Reviews

If you liked the Cliff Lede Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, you might also like these wines:

WANT TO LEARN HOW TO

PAIR WINE
& FOOD?

Join me in a free online video class to learn the secrets to perfect pairings.

Wine of the Week

As featured on  

CTV Wine of the Week!

Quilt Red Wine
Red Blend 2020,
Napa Valley, California ...

Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean offers North America's most popular online wine and food pairing classes. She was named the World's Best Drinks Writer at the World Food Media Awards in Australia.

Natalie has published two books with Random House, both selected as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Year.

Join 333,083 thirsty wine lovers who get access to all of her wine reviews by becoming a member of her site. Take a free online pairing class with her here.

FEEL LOST IN THE

LCBO?

Know the wines you want before you even get to the store with my wine reviews. Join now. It's free.

Red, White & Drunk All Over

  Best Books of the Year

Red, White & Drunk all over by Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean writes about wine with a sensuous obsession... and often laugh-out-loud funny... Terrific.

Rex Pickett, Sideways

Ms. MacLean is the disarming Everywoman. She loves wine, loves drinking ... ultimately, it's a winning formula.

Eric Asimov, The New York Times

GOT A SMARTPHONE?

Access my reviews on mobile with the bar code scanner.

GET NAT'S APP

Unquenchable: A Tipsy Search

  Best Books of the Year

Unquenchable by Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean is a new force in the wine writing world ‐ a feisty North American answer to Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson. She can write beautifully about wine.

The Financial Times of London

There are very few people in the wine world who "get it" and Natalie is one of those who brings more fun to a buttoned-up and stodgy game.

Gary Vaynerchuck, Wine Library TV

Starting a Wine Cellar?

Expert advice for all budgets

Insider tips on starting a wine cellar
From wine racks to underground caves, insider tips on size and space, number of bottles, ideal conditions and reputable resources.   learn more  
Winner World's Best Drink Writer
WFour-Time Winner James Beard Foundation
Five-Time Winner Association of Food Journalists
Six-Time Winner Bert Greene Award
Best Wine Literature Book Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Online Writer of the Year Louis Roederer International Wine Writing Award