dense and powerful broad-shouldered flavors that both coat and stain the palate on the long and youthfully austere finish

Pliant in texture but still quite reserved--and not at all a sweet style

when it matures

gracious style for the year

The beautifully long

Staglin, Booth Bella Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_australia dense and powerful broad-shouldered flavorsBoth 2013 Cabernet Sauvignons are in bottle, and both are absolutely magnificent wines, probably the two finest Cabernets made by the Staglins to date. Even better than the Estate, or at least marginally so, is the astonishing 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Booth Bella Oaks. This is another Rutherford vineyard that was made famous by Joe Heitz when he used to produce wine from it, and the Staglins have produced, to my mind, the best wine I have ever tasted