Stags Leap Wine Cellars Karia Vintage 2017

Stags Leap Wine Cellars Karia Vintage 2017A wine estate that needs no introduction having being catapulted into fame with the Judgment of Paris tasting in 1976. The name KARIA is derived from the Greek word meaning graceful, and the 2017 KARIA Chardonnay lives up to its moniker. It shows how grapes from select cool climate vineyards in southern Napa Valley can be vinified and blended into a seamless integration of fresh fruit aromas and flavors, crisp acidity and subtle oak spice. Light and

Little bit of melon rind

1989 was a vintage that initially divided the crowd

the domaine has vineyard holdings across the Cote De Beaune including this premier cru which falls under the Volnay appellation

Petit Verdot

The wine estate and hotel resort owned by former French rugby star and now maker of great wines

All was going well until heavy rain in late September

This wine is the result of a very strict selection

Shipped and probably bottled by British merchant

like this Monthelie

About the wine

A surprisingly bright red colour

this wine appears considerably younger and needs at least another 5