One bottle of 2010 Landslide Fire Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

RP95
The rich, full-bodied 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Landslide Fire (80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Malbec) reveals abundant black raspberry and black currant fruit intermixed with hints of graphite and subtle new oak. Full, beautifully pure and elegant, it is an intense, authoritative red that should drink well for two decades.

The majority of this fruit was sourced from two distinctive blocks named after the rock songs "Landslide" and "Light My Fire," located on our estate Twin Peaks Vineyard. The gravelly loam in "Light My Fire" produces opulent Cabernet with ripe, dark fruit and plush tannins. The hillside, terraced vines of Malbec in "Landslide" offer an intense aromatic lift to the blend. The berries were gently gravity-delivered to tank by our distinctive crane system, minimizing disruption of berry integrity. Cold soaks lasted approximately five to eight days and native fermentations were managed via a combination of delestage, punchdowns, and pumpovers. Extended maceration for four to five weeks fine-tuned our tannin profiles. The wine underwent twenty-one months of elevage in 100% new French oak.
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Donated by Linda Stinnett