A One-Of-A-Kind Collectible Cabernet

Here's what happens what 16 wineries come together.

- Jeff Jenssen and Mike DeSimone

STAGS LEAP DISTRICT, a small American Viticultural Area (AVA) on the east side of Napa Valley, skyrocketed to fame in 1976 when Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon took first place among red wines at the Judgment of Paris, beating out, among others, Château Mouton Rothschild 1970 and Château Haut-Brion from the same vintage. Fifty years after the production of the wine that would bring renown to this small AVA—and put Napa Valley on the map—the 16 wineries of Stags Leap District Winegrowers Association released a limited-edition 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, the first collaboration among its members.