Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Fay Vyd., Napa Va…

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One of the great vineyards of Napa Valley, pioneer farmer Nathan Fay planted his vineyard way back in 1961. It was the first Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard planted in the Stags Leap District. Fay Vineyard Cabs have garnered tremendous praise and accolades over this half century including countless 90+ scores. Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars purchased most of Fay’s vineyard when the grower retired in 1986 and Fay Vineyard Cab continues to be one of their signature wines. This 2019 is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged 20 months in 100% new French oak.Wine Enthusiast Magazine awarded this a Cellar Selection and scored it a perfect 100 points saying “There’s something so alluring and enticing about the Fay, named for Nathan Fay, who first planted Cabernet Sauvignon in what is now Stags Leap District back in 1961. It shows old-school dust, clove and graphite with secondary hints of violet, sage and tree bark, the beautiful cellarable structure supple and forgiving yet presenting plenty of life for dec…