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Block 7 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 bottle
Stagshollow

Tasting note

A serious Cabernet from a serious site. The 2021 vintage gave Stagshollow a crop they did not have to fight for: warm Aprils, a temperate September, and just enough rain in early August to keep the canopy alive. The wine spent 22 months in French oak (40% new) and rested in bottle for another six. It opens with graphite and crushed stone before settling into dark plum, black tea, and a long, savory finish. Built to age — but already drinking.

Chemistry at a glance

Alcohol

14.5%

pH

3.65

Residual sugar

1.2 g/L

Blend: 92% Cabernet Sauvignon · 5% Petit Verdot · 3% Cabernet Franc

The producer

Stagshollow

A family estate on the eastern slope of Howell Mountain, dry-farmed since 1978. Five hundred cases a year, every bottle aged in a converted cattle barn.

A first-generation estate on the eastern slope of Howell Mountain, dry-farmed since 1978.

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