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2014

D.R. Stephens Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Tasted 23 September 2017 California · Napa Valley

A very agreeable example of this varietal in the 2014 vintage. Not a ton of fireworks, but some nice black and blue core fruit to compliment the vanilla bean and subtle clove notes. Round, plush, and still holding on to…

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2002

D.R. Stephens Cabernet Sauvignon Moose Valley Vineyard

Napa Valley · St. Helena

Notable hits of grip and energy set off plum and fig notes that are wrapped in a surprising amount of acidity, which work exceptionally well to catapult the additional black cherry, earth, faint…

Reviewed 29 November 2021
2014

D.R. Stephens Cabernet Sauvignon Collateral Napa Valley

California · Napa Valley

Though some at the table thought this was a little too tight and constricted, a number of us (myself included) thought it was firing off some nice flavors quite nicely. Black and blue core fruit,…

Reviewed 16 January 2018
2015

D.R. Stephens Chardonnay Star Vineyard

Napa Valley · Rutherford

PnP with beautiful notes of yellow citrus, lemon curd, vanilla bean, white bread center, and light honey. Creamy and giving, with an immediate accessibility that draws you in with each sip. Medium…

Reviewed 11 December 2017
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