96 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:  The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 11% Cabernet Franc) is a near perfect, glorious example of Napa Cabernet Sauvignon from an absolutely magnificent vintage. The scary thing is that 2013 might be not only as good, but better. The color is dense ruby/purple and the wine shows classic crème de cassis notes along with some floral underpinnings, deep raspberry and a touch on minerality. Good crisp acidity provides focus and uplift through this wine’s other exuberant and concentrated component parts. This is a stunner, and a classic Stag’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink over the next 15 or so years.

95 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:  I loved the base 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon from this team, and this beauty is drinking brilliantly today. Based on 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, it has a gorgeous perfume of smoked tobacco, spice, loamy earth, and both red and black fruits. Incredibly complex aromatically, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a seamless, elegant mouthfeel, and a great, great finish.