Available in limited quantities starting August 20th - September 30th.*
Our “Icon Wine Series” continues this month with another terrific opportunity to enjoy a top-tier bottle at a very special price. Thanks to Marian Jansen op de Haar, our well-connected Director of Wine, we have been able to purchase a limited quantity of 2006 Salus Estate Cabernet Sauvignon from the Staglin Family Vineyard on very advantageous terms for our guests. We will be offering this wine for $125 per bottle starting August 20th. As with our previous Icon Wines, we expect it to sell out before the end of the offer period, so don’t wait to enjoy this great wine with a perfect prime steak.
Since its founding in 1985, Staglin Family Vineyard has achieved cult status among Napa Valley producers. Robert Parker of Wine Advocate goes as far as to describe Staglin as “the pre-eminent estate winery in Rutherford.” Because Staglin’s annual production is limited to 5,000 cases, it’s a well-kept secret among Napa Valley connoisseurs (and they’d like to keep it that way).
Salus Cabernet Sauvignon (pronounced "Sah-loos"), named after the Roman goddess of health and well-being, is crafted to represent a distinct, immensely enjoyable Californian style, with pristine fruit flavors and silky tannins. Like all wines from the Staglin Family Vineyard, Salus is made only from the very best organically farmed grapes.
Tasting Notes by Winemaker Fredrik Johansson:
“Opening with a profuse nose reminiscent of a plum, blackberry compote spiced with anise, pencil shavings, freshly tilled soil and a whiff of menthol, the wine enters the palate with a salvo of Marasca cherries and black currants. It melts into a mid-palate rich with ripe plums, blackberries and five-spice macerated black cherries culminating in a finish of dark chocolate coated blueberries lengthened by supple, velvety, mouth coating tannins. This wine is drinking frightfully well now and should continue to do so for many more years to come.”
We are pleased that our friends at Staglin have agreed to allow Fleming’s to offer this very special wine at this very special price. Please come in and enjoy this wonderful example of a Napa Valley Cabernet at its finest.
* Not available at Fleming’s locations in PA and UT.