Stags Leap District AVA
Stags Leap District is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in Napa County, California, directly east of the town of Yountville and approximately seven miles (11.3 km) north of the county seat of Napa. It was established as the nation's 104th, the state's 59th and the county’s sixth appellation on January 26, 1989 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after reviewing two petitions received since 1985 from the Stags Leap Appellation Committee, hereinafter referred to as Group A, proposing a viticultural area in Napa Valley, California, to be known as "Stags Leap District." In the 1976 Judgment of Paris wine tasting, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars' 1973 Cabernet vintage, grown and processed in the locale later designated as an AVA, ranked first in the red wine category besting wines from top-rated Bordeaux estates, immediately recognizing California, specially Napa Valley, as a primer international viticulture region. According to the ruling, the Bureau concluded that the soil (including the topsoil) is the primary geographical feature that distinguishes Stags Leap District from the surrounding areas. The Bale soil series predominates the region with clay loam sediments from the Napa River and volcanic soil deposits left over from erosion of the Vaca Mountains. Stags Leap District is a small area, only about one by three miles (1.6 by 4.8 km), was the third sub-appellation within the renown Napa Valley particularly noted for its Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah. As of 2025, Stags Leap District is resident to approximately twelve vineyards and seventeen wineries.
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Silverado Trail
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California, United States
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