Cliff Lede Vineyards

Poetry Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon

9.527 ratings
9.27 pro ratings
Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California, USA
Cabernet Sauvignon
Top Notes For
Michael Shearin

Napa trip

Napa trip

Aug 6th, 2015
Gordon Walker

Yuuuummy, tons of awesome black fruit and a hint of earthy mustiness

Yuuuummy, tons of awesome black fruit and a hint of earthy mustiness

Apr 23rd, 2015
Tom Garland

Cliff Lede Winery cage match tonight. All wines decanted 2 hours.
2012 Cliff Lede Poetry..Stags Leap Vineyard
2012 Cliff Lede Songbook...Abreu Madrona/Thorevilos vineyard.
2012 Cliff Lede...Beckstoffer To Kalon vineyard

Poetry(9.3). Wine to drink now. Subdued nose. Taste: smooth, velvety, soften tannins, dark cherry, cedar, spice, orange rind, dark chocolate.

Lede To Kalon (9.2). Very expressive nose. Taste: smooth, soft, velvety, red and blue fruit, cedar, cinnamon, spice, smokey oak.

Songbook(9.1). Wine I would like to drink with 5 more years on it and might move to top score. Subdued nose. Taste: smooth, red fruit, cedar, spice, cassis, charcoal, touch of heat on the end and some still there kicken tannins

Cliff Lede Winery cage match tonight. All wines decanted 2 hours.
2012 Cliff Lede Poetry..Stags Leap Vineyard
2012 Cliff Lede Songbook...Abreu Madrona/Thorevilos vineyard.
2012 Cliff Lede...Beckstoffer To Kalon vineyard

Poetry(9.3). Wine to drink now. Subdued nose. Taste: smooth, velvety, soften tannins, dark cherry, cedar, spice, orange rind, dark chocolate.

Lede To Kalon (9.2). Very expressive nose. Taste: smooth, soft, velvety, red and blue fruit, cedar, cinnamon, spice, smokey oak.

Songbook(9.1). Wine I would like to drink with 5 more years on it and might move to top score. Subdued nose. Taste: smooth, red fruit, cedar, spice, cassis, charcoal, touch of heat on the end and some still there kicken tannins

Dec 7th, 2022
Jeffrey Vlasic

Opening Poetry makes any day a special occasion 🍷👌🏼

Opening Poetry makes any day a special occasion 🍷👌🏼

Jun 21st, 2020
Lede Family Wines

2012 Poetry is composed of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. Sourced from our estate Poetry Vineyard in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, the grapes were hand-picked in the cool darkness of night, then subjected to a three-tiered sorting process, including an optical sorter. After extended maceration of up to six weeks, the wine was aged for 18 months in new French oak. 762 cases were made.

2012 Poetry is composed of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. Sourced from our estate Poetry Vineyard in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, the grapes were hand-picked in the cool darkness of night, then subjected to a three-tiered sorting process, including an optical sorter. After extended maceration of up to six weeks, the wine was aged for 18 months in new French oak. 762 cases were made.

Oct 12th, 2015
James Vlasic

With Shari, Rebecca and Mike

With Shari, Rebecca and Mike

Feb 16th, 2020
Paul H
9.2

Opened this up once we found out everyone was safe from the storm. It is wonderful now and shows it will be even better in the years to come. Thoughts and prayers go out to all the were effected by the Hurricane Matthew and to all of those who lost love ones especially those in Haiti.

Opened this up once we found out everyone was safe from the storm. It is wonderful now and shows it will be even better in the years to come. Thoughts and prayers go out to all the were effected by the Hurricane Matthew and to all of those who lost love ones especially those in Haiti.

Oct 11th, 2016
Justin Walsh

Delightful , wonderful , delectable! 2012

Delightful , wonderful , delectable! 2012

May 23rd, 2016
Larry Roseman

Amazing wine

Amazing wine

Aug 25th, 2015
Deb Fine

It kept getting better as it breathed. Ripe red raspberries and plums with notes of allspice and coconut.

It kept getting better as it breathed. Ripe red raspberries and plums with notes of allspice and coconut.

Aug 13th, 2015