Staglin, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:2009 En Charlemagne and Le Charlemagne)

En Charlemagne and Le Charlemagne)

almost sappy

robust and muscular finale that offers excellent depth and persistence though here too at least 7 to 8 years of patience is counseled

a judicious dash of spice with a very harmonious and persistent finish

with alluring raspberry and plum compote notes that glide through

Staglin, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:2009 En Charlemagne and Le Charlemagne)Bright medium ruby. Musky aromas of black raspberry, cherry liqueur, licorice, violet, herbs and graphite minerality, given added sex appeal by notes of pipe tobacco and rich, peaty soil; a splendid manifestation of Rutherford terroir. Very plush and fine grained, but with enough ripe acidity to give shape and energy to its flavors of red and darker berries, spices and licorice. Suggestions of cured tobacco and dark topsoil add interest. An excellent