| Stag's Leap Wine Cellars | |
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| Location | Napa, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°23′58″N 122°19′32″W / 38.399343°N 122.325543°W |
| Appellation | Stags Leap AVA |
| Other labels | Hawk Crest |
| Founded | 1970 |
| First vintage | 1972 |
| Key people | Warren Winiarski, founder Marcus Notaro, winemaker |
| Parent company | Antinori |
| Cases/yr | 130,000 |
| Known for | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Varietals | Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Sauvignon blanc |
| Website | www.cask23.com |
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars is a winery founded by Warren Winiarski in 1970 and based in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, California.
The winery achieved significant international recognition in 1976, six years after its establishment, at the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, also known as the Judgment of Paris, where its 1973 vintage Cabernet Sauvignon won first place among ten top French and California red wines in a blind taste test by predominantly renown French oenophiles.
The French wines submitted were prestigious first and second growths wines from the 1970 and 1971 vintage from Château Mouton-Rothschild, Château Haut-Brion, Château Leoville Las Cases and Château Montrose.
The result of the tasting has been described by Decanter as "a victory that put California on the winemaking map, and established Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars as a global superstar".[1]
- ^ Staff, Decanter (July 31, 2007). "Stag's Leap Wine Cellars sold to Antinori, Ste Michelle". Decanter. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
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