Stags Leap Artemis Cabernet, from the Winery That Beat Bordeaux
Stags Leap Wine Cellars Artemis Cabernet is a piece of wine history you can actually pour. It is an elegant, balanced Napa Valley Cabernet from the winery whose wine famously beat Bordeaux in Paris. It is the gift for the history lover and the Bordeaux fan you want to convert. It also suits anyone who likes a genuine story in the bottle.
The story is one of the most important in American wine. In 1976, at a blind tasting in Paris, the Stags Leap Wine Cellars 1973 Cabernet placed first among the reds. The tasting is now known as the Judgment of Paris. It beat the great names of Bordeaux, as judged by a panel of French experts. The winery was only six years old. That upset put Napa Valley on the world map for good. Artemis is not that original wine. It is how the winery shares that legacy today, an accessible Napa Valley Cabernet that carries the house style.
What makes it a great gift:
- From the winery whose 1973 Cabernet beat Bordeaux at the 1976 Judgment of Paris.
- An elegant, balanced Napa Valley Cabernet, structured rather than jammy.
- The accessible way to taste a legendary house.
- Aged in French oak with a touch of American oak.
- A wine with a genuine, world changing story behind it.
In the glass it is polished and refined, with currant, black cherry and plum, cedar and tobacco leaf. It also shows cocoa and spice, firm but supple tannins and fresh acidity. It is a more restrained, classical style of Napa Cabernet, which is exactly what made the house famous.
Serve it with dinner and let the history be the conversation. Few bottles at this price carry a story that genuinely changed the wine world.
It is a natural for a history minded wine lover, a milestone, a Bordeaux drinker, or a wine curious boss. Engrave the back of the bottle and add a personalized gift note at checkout.
