Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Artemis other_regions_italy Part of the wine matured

Part of the wine matured in concrete (something they started in 2016)

damp earth and the sauvage are trimmed in admirably discreet wood

with its ripe plummy

The nose displays fresh blackberry and bitter cherry scents

The detail here is a beguiling and it just "sings" Saint Estèphe

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Artemis other_regions_italy Part of the wine maturedA blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Artemis (a barrel sample) is a deep garnet purple color with a lovely nose of pure cassis and blackberries with earth and herbal notions plus violets and an exotic spice waft. Medium to full bodied, taut and muscular in the expressive mouth, it has grainy tannins and a long finish.