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Stags Leap District
§ Stags Leap District· Napa ValleyReservation Recommended
Clos Du Val.
The 'hidden winner' of the 1976 Judgment of Paris—French pride in Stags Leap.
Cabernet SauvignonMerlotLoamEst. 1972★ Dimple pickReservation Recommended
Sustainable Farming★ 4.6
Passport · Winery No. 046StagsEst. 1972
·TIER III·
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🏰 Historic Estate🌏 East Meets West
Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Loam
Most people remember Stag's Leap Wine Cellars winning the 1976 Judgment of Paris, but few know Clos du Val also competed—finishing near the top among the reds. What's more fascinating: founder Bernard Portet was a true Frenchman whose father was technical director at Château Lafite Rothschild. In 1972, John Goelet sent…
Soil
Loam
Elevation
70ft
Aspect
Valley Floor
Founded
1972
Farming
Sustainable Farming
Winemaking
french-oak · estate-grown
What to pour.
§ WINES · SECTION 02§ Signature grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
赤霞珠
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Merlot
梅洛
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Chardonnay
霞多丽
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§ Flavor fingerprint
The room you'll walk into
Weighted toward dark fruit + tannin. Fingerprint is inferred from the terroir + tasting history — not a critic score.
The people behind it.
§ PEOPLE · SECTION 03§ After here, try…
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Dimple · whisper
Skip the welcome pour.
Ask for the signature wine first while your palate is fresh — it'll read cleaner than any welcome pour.