Stags Leap Wine Cellars Karia Vintage 2017 Italy

Stags Leap Wine Cellars Karia Vintage 2017 ItalyA wine estate that needs no introduction having being catapulted into fame with the Judgment of Paris tasting in 1976. The name KARIA is derived from the Greek word meaning graceful, and the 2017 KARIA Chardonnay lives up to its moniker. It shows how grapes from select cool climate vineyards in southern Napa Valley can be vinified and blended into a seamless integration of fresh fruit aromas and flavors, crisp acidity and subtle oak spice. Light and

but also in declared years like 1991

I would have drunk it sooner if I'd known it was there

The vineyard is situated southwest of the village of Beychevelle

even though it was left out of the 1855 Classification

Tasting Note 05/02/2026 -97 Points

has a great future

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supported by dried fruits and almond

lingering with chocolate and mocha-infused finish

The flagship wine of the Cuvelier family winery in the Uco valley

The nose was classic and mature

Purchased by the domaine in 2009