2012 Odette Reserve Stags Leap Cabernet Imperial - 100 pts - 6000ml

2012 Odette Reserve Stags Leap Cabernet Imperial - 100 pts - 6000ml

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2012 Odette Reserve Stags Leap Cabernet Imperial - 100 pts

The man at the helm in this winemaking lab, Jeff Owens, has been with the PlumpJack Group since 2006, working as assistant winemaker at CADE Estate, Owens would become winemaker for Odette Estate.  Owens would make history in 2015, scoring a perfect 100 points by The Wine Advocate with Odette Estate’s inaugural release – the first winemaker to do so in an inaugural release and the first wine to receive the award bottled under a screwcap.

Odette Estate, like PlumpJack and CADE Estate Wineries, was given its name from Shakespeare and other historical works.  Odette was a pivotal character, penned by Shakespeare and Proust, and also in Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake. In the wine world, Odette was the name of one of the French judges at the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 when a red wine from Stags Leap District beat out the French competition to take top honors.

Odette is a fabled princess, a mistress and a judge – these three characters are meant to symbolize the wine produced on the estate, embodying the femininity, strength and power of the three ladies.  You will find them hidden and in plain sight, with photos of them in the tasting room, artistically rendered statues on the south end of the property and across the label of Odette Estate Cabernet Sauvignon wine bottle.

Today, winemaker Jeff Owens and his winemaking team continue to produce awarding-winning cabernet sauvignons from the Stags Leap District estate vineyard that encapsulate the inspiration for the property – combining power and elegance, while simultaneously showcasing the unique properties of the AVA.

      


Product Details

Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage 2012
Rating 100 RP
Bottle Size 6000 ml
Bottle Quantity 1
Country USA
Region California
Location North Coast
Producer Odette
Color Red
Wine Type Table

Winery Details

Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage 2012
Rating 100 RP
Bottle Size 6000 ml
Bottle Quantity 1
Country USA
Region California
Location North Coast
Producer Odette
Color Red
Production
500 cases

Robert Parker

Rating 100 RP - RARE!!! The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot) is off-the-charts, mind-blowing. Absolutely opaque purple color, a stunning nose of lead pencil shavings, spring flowers, blueberry and blackberry liqueur, a full-bodied skyscraper-like textural extravaganza, luxurious ripeness, freshness and fruit. It's a big wine at 15.4% natural alcohol, but you'd never know that if it weren't on the label, as everything is beautifully married in one harmonious, glorious wine. The wine has an almost endless finish of 45-50 seconds that just hints at its ultimate potential. If you have discipline, put it away for 3-4 years and watch it unfold and develop for at least two decades. RP

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