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

En Charlemagne and Le Charlemagne)

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

intense and decidedly powerful large-scaled flavors possess excellent detail on the finish that firms up very fast

The medium-bodied flavors are both more powerful and concentrated though at the expense of less refinement and minerality on the driving and impressively persistent finish

almost sappy

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