The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Stagecoach bursts from the glass with an exciting array of sweet black fruit, cassis, spices, minerals and licorice. It shows striking inner perfume, fabulous intensity and great balance. Waves of fruit caress the palate through a cool, firm finish. The 2010 is 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2020. The Krupp brothers and winemaker Aaron Pott make rich, textured wines. The Krupps have sold fruit from their large, well-known Stagecoach vineyard for years, but have only been bottling since 2008. The most interesting wines are the Syrahs and Cabernets. The Black Bart Syrah is made from the lower parts of the family’s holdings in Stagecoach and is aged about 20 months in oak. The Krupp Brothers Syrah is made from the higher blocks on the Stagecoach hill, and sees 3 years in oak. It is a much smaller production wine than the Black Bart. The top of the line Cabernet Sauvignon M5 is a selection from a parcel planted with the Wiemar clone sourced from Chateau Latour. The 2009 Cabernets saw lengthy macerations lasting as much as 50 days, and were subsequently aged in French oak barrels, 70% new.Tel. (707) 226-2215

The 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Stagecoach is rich, deep and powerful. This layered, expressive Cabernet shows marvelous intensity in its racy red fruit, all supported by significant structure. This is a suppler, softer style than the 2008. Floral notes add lift to the radiant, generous finish. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2021. The Krupp brothers and winemaker Aaron Pott make rich, textured wines. The Krupps have sold fruit from their large, well-known Stagecoach vineyard for years, but have only been bottling since 2008. The most interesting wines are the Syrahs and Cabernets. The Black Bart Syrah is made from the lower parts of the family’s holdings in Stagecoach and is aged about 20 months in oak. The Krupp Brothers Syrah is made from the higher blocks on the Stagecoach hill, and sees 3 years in oak. It is a much smaller production wine than the Black Bart. The top of the line Cabernet Sauvignon M5 is a selection from a parcel planted with the Wiemar clone sourced from Chateau Latour. The 2009 Cabernets saw lengthy macerations lasting as much as 50 days, and were subsequently aged in French oak barrels, 70% new.Tel. (707) 226-2215

The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Stagecoach is a huge wine bursting at the seams with fruit. The wine literally covers every inch of the palate with layers of dark fruit in an opulent style backed up with plenty of deep structure. Plums, exotic spices, mineral and violets wrap around an intense, muscular finish. The blend is 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 6% Malbec and 2% Merlot. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2023. The Krupp brothers and winemaker Aaron Pott make rich, textured wines. The Krupps have sold fruit from their large, well-known Stagecoach vineyard for years, but have only been bottling since 2008. The most interesting wines are the Syrahs and Cabernets. The Black Bart Syrah is made from the lower parts of the family’s holdings in Stagecoach and is aged about 20 months in oak. The Krupp Brothers Syrah is made from the higher blocks on the Stagecoach hill, and sees 3 years in oak. It is a much smaller production wine than the Black Bart. The top of the line Cabernet Sauvignon M5 is a selection from a parcel planted with the Wiemar clone sourced from Chateau Latour. The 2009 Cabernets saw lengthy macerations lasting as much as 50 days, and were subsequently aged in French oak barrels, 70% new.Tel. (707) 226-2215

The outstanding, deep ruby/purple-tinged 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Stagecoach Vineyard exhibits a classic bouquet of underbrush, forest floor, black currants, cedar and spice. Fresh, medium to full-bodied and deep, it requires 2-3 years of bottle age and should keep for 10-15 years. Krupp Brothers is a winemaking entity from the enormous Stagecoach Vineyard (over 1,000 acres) in the eastern hillsides of Napa Valley. Much of the fruit is sold to other wineries, but after hiring consulting winemaker Aaron Pott, they began to estate bottle in 2008. The wines are attractively packaged in heavy bottles and appear to be taking on more finesse, especially the 2009s. The real stars of this portfolio appear to be the 2009s, a vintage when consultant Aaron Pott had full control.Tel. (707) 226-2215; Fax (707) 259-4512