Happy Sunday! It's been very hot here today, though I did make it out for a bike ride for about an hour and just got cooled off. In any case, now it's time to make dinner and open a nice bottle of wine. Tonight, I've opened a bottle of wine that I recently bought from Wines Till Sold Out in one of their recent Mystery Selections which have featured two wines from this outstanding producer, this time it's the 2022 Stag's Leap Artemis. I've been a fan of this wine for well over a decade having reviewed the 2010 vintage and the fabulous 2012 vintage previously. Let's see how this wine is shaping up!
The wine is a deep ruby color in the glass with a brooding black center, just as you'd expect from a big Napa Cabernet. A gentle swirl and your nose is treated to aromas of caramel, tar and lavender with undertones of leather and ripe black fruit. The first sip is a rush of ripe black fruit having a throw down with tart cherry before easing up to notes of warm baking spice, earthy minerality and mocha midpalate. The tannins are still a bit sharp, but ease right into the warm dry finish that lingers on the palate.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 8.5, as it's drinking nicely now, but will likely improve handsomely with a few years in the cellar. This wine would pair with a variety of hearty dishes from braised short ribs to rack of lamb, but more than anything, this wine begs for steak. And it's a good thing my local market had a good variety yesterday, so tonight I can enjoy this wine with a rare grilled tomahawk ribeye topped with grilled garlic scapes and served with grilled asparagus and broccoli rabe. Cheers!
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