Stag's Leap Wine Cellars 'Karia' Chardonnay

Name: Stag's Leap Wine Cellars 'Karia' Chardonnay
Brand: Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
SKU: 3020209434ad72b874ea0abf6ca304b7
Price: 26.89 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 90 (76 reviews)

Napa Valley, USA

- Most Recent Global Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 37 / 750ml
- From September 2025

3.5 from 41 User Ratings
90 / 100 76 Critic Reviews
Style White - Buttery and Complex
Grape Variety Chardonnay
Food Pairing Manchego and Parmesan

- Several important critics have rated this Napa Valley wine highly.
  
  Award tasting note: (2015 vintage) "Lime Wood Hotel's Christopher Parker admired this Chardonnay's ‘great complexity', finding it ‘dominated by white peaches with cinnamon, anise, clove and white pepper spice, delightful', while team leader Simon Woods found it ‘quite herbal, lively and subtle, and feels like it will improve'." - Silver, Sommelier Wine Awards
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Winery

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

62 products ranged between $22 - $277 (Avg. price ex tax)

Region or Appellation

Napa Valley

Napa County / North Coast / California / USA

Grape Variety / Blend

Chardonnay

100% Chardonnay

Style

White Wine

White - Buttery and Complex

Food Pairing

Manchego and Parmesan

Typically, Parmesan gets paired with a robust Tuscan red, but...

- Numerous awards have been won by this wine: the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition awarded the 2018 Double Gold and the The Global Masters awarded the 2014 vintage Gold.
- Several important critics have rated this Napa Valley wine highly.
- - This is one of the most popular wines from the region. Greater numbers of users have been searching for this wine compared to a year ago.

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About the Product

Producer Notes: The name KARIA (KAR-ee-ah) is derived from the Greek word meaning graceful, and the 2019 KARIA Chardonnay lives up to its moniker. It shows how grapes from select cool-climate vineyards in southern Napa Valley can be vinified and blended into a seamless integration of fresh-fruit aromas and flavors, crisp acidity and subtle oak spice. Light and graceful: that’s KARIA.

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 13.5 - 14.5%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Barrel Fermented

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Winemaker: Marcus Notaro
Ownership: Marchesi Antinori
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: KARIA comes from a tapestry of vineyards in the southern part of Napa Valley. For the 2019 offering, vineyards in the Atlas Peak District, Oak Knoll AVA (including Danika Ranch), Carneros and Coombsville (ARCADIA VINEYARD) contributed fruit for this wine. The vineyards in Carneros (Beckstoffer Las Amigas and Carneros Creek), which are cooled in the mornings and evenings by breezes sweeping north from San Pablo Bay, contribute citrus and mineral notes to the wine. ARCADIA VINEYARD brings perfume and delicate fruit characters while our estate vineyard at Danika Ranch provides bright, juicy apple and pear personality to the blend.

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Harvest Notes: The fruit was picked early in the morning to keep it cool and then was whole cluster pressed to preserve the freshness. Oak and malolactic fermentation were used in moderation to accent, rather than overwhelm, the fruit.

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Ageing: 7.5 months sur lies 30% new French oak.

Awards

(10)

Bronze

2019 Vintage

Awarded: 2022

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

Bronze

2020 Vintage

Awarded: 2022

International Wine & Spirit Competition

Double Gold

2018 Vintage

Awarded: 2021

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

Silver

2015 Vintage

Awarded: 2018

Sommelier Wine Awards

Lime Wood Hotel's Christopher Parker admired this Chardonnay's ‘great complexity', finding it ‘dominated by white peaches with cinnamon, anise, clove and white pepper spice, delightful', while team leader Simon Woods found it ‘quite herbal, lively and subtle, and feels like it will improve'.

Bronze

2015 Vintage

Awarded: 2017

International Wine Challenge

Subtle baking spice aromatics with restrained white fruit and lemon curd.

Silver

2014 Vintage

Awarded: 2016

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

Silver

2014 Vintage

Awarded: 2016

California State Fair

Bronze

2015 Vintage

Awarded: 2016

Hong Kong IWSC

Silver

2014 Vintage

Awarded: 2016

The TEXSOM International Wine Awards

Gold
Global Chardonnay Masters

2014 Vintage

Awarded: 2016

The Global Masters

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Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

White bean crostini Starter Course: Contains: garlic; Italian

Arroz negro Main Course: Black rice with squid ink; Spanish

Casserole of corn meal and chicken mole Main Course: Mexican

Ossau-Iraty Cheese Course: Occitan-Basque sheep milk cheese; French

Details

About the Product

Producer Notes: The name KARIA (KAR-ee-ah) is derived from the Greek word meaning graceful, and the 2019 KARIA Chardonnay lives up to its moniker. It shows how grapes from select cool-climate vineyards in southern Napa Valley can be vinified and blended into a seamless integration of fresh-fruit aromas and flavors, crisp acidity and subtle oak spice. Light and graceful: that’s KARIA.

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 13.5 - 14.5%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Barrel Fermented

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Winemaker: Marcus Notaro
Ownership: Marchesi Antinori
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: KARIA comes from a tapestry of vineyards in the southern part of Napa Valley. For the 2019 offering, vineyards in the Atlas Peak District, Oak Knoll AVA (including Danika Ranch), Carneros and Coombsville (ARCADIA VINEYARD) contributed fruit for this wine. The vineyards in Carneros (Beckstoffer Las Amigas and Carneros Creek), which are cooled in the mornings and evenings by breezes sweeping north from San Pablo Bay, contribute citrus and mineral notes to the wine. ARCADIA VINEYARD brings perfume and delicate fruit characters while our estate vineyard at Danika Ranch provides bright, juicy apple and pear personality to the blend.

Read more
Harvest Notes: The fruit was picked early in the morning to keep it cool and then was whole cluster pressed to preserve the freshness. Oak and malolactic fermentation were used in moderation to accent, rather than overwhelm, the fruit.

Read more
Ageing: 7.5 months sur lies 30% new French oak.

Awards

(10)

Bronze

2019 Vintage

Awarded: 2022

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

Bronze

2020 Vintage

Awarded: 2022

International Wine & Spirit Competition

Double Gold

2018 Vintage

Awarded: 2021

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

Silver

2015 Vintage

Awarded: 2018

Sommelier Wine Awards

Bronze

2015 Vintage

Awarded: 2017

International Wine Challenge

Subtle baking spice aromatics with restrained white fruit and lemon curd.

Silver

2014 Vintage

Awarded: 2016

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

Silver

2014 Vintage

Awarded: 2016

California State Fair

Bronze

2015 Vintage

Awarded: 2016

Hong Kong IWSC

Silver

2014 Vintage

Awarded: 2016

The TEXSOM International Wine Awards

Gold
Global Chardonnay Masters

2014 Vintage

Awarded: 2016

The Global Masters

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Critics Scores & Reviews

(76)

All vintages

90 / 100

76 scores

95 - 100

90 - 94

85 - 89

80 - 84

75 - 79

0 - 74

92 / 100 Revista Adega

2022 Vintage Tasted: Aug 2025

Branco elaborado exclusivamente a partir de uvas Chardonnay, provenientes de diversas zonas de Napa Valley (43% Atlas Peak, 32% Carneros, 14% Coombsville e 11% Oak Knoll), com estágio de 9 meses, sendo 35% em barricas novas de carvalho francês, 61% em carvalho neutro e 4% em tanques de aço inox. Apresenta bom volume de boca, textura cremosa e acidez refrescante, que envolvem suas frutas brancas e tropicais maduras, conferindo fluidez e sustentação ao conjunto. Harmonioso e fresco, tem final cheio e persistente, com toques cítricos, de abacaxi, florais, amanteigados, de especiarias doces e de frutos secos. Álcool 14.5%.

About Revista Adega

94 / 100 The Wine Palate

2022 Vintage Tasted: Aug 2025

When to drink: 2025 to 2031

The 2022 Karia Chardonnay sails out with evocative notes of yellow apple, juicy pears, and white peaches, plus nuances of chalk dust, baking bread, and coriander seed. The full-bodied palate is silky and refreshing with loads of spicy layers coming through on the long finish.

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2023 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2025

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? / 100 James Suckling

2023 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2025

A creamy and flavorful chardonnay, offering white peaches, raw walnuts, lemon rind and melon. Rich but clean and textured, with medium to full body and delicious stone fruit in the middle. Tense, juicy finish. Drink or hold.

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? / 100 James Suckling

2022 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2024

Graceful yet full-bodied, this lightly oaked wine gains more complexity with each sip. Aromas of pear syrup, almonds and light butter lead to nicely concentrated pears, golden apples and subtle oak spices. Drink or hold.

About James Suckling

93 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2021 Vintage Tasted: Sep 2023

Buttery aromas and flavors infuse this full-bodied, nicely fruity wine as mild lemon and pineapple flavors are coated with lactic notes. A creamy texture and butterscotch finish add to its appealing richness.

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93 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2020 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2022

A stunning wine for the price, this is full and fleshy in style, yet balanced in approach. Underlying richness in the form of honey, melon and apple crisp find a lift from underlying acidity, the oak spiced and lush. It is great wintertime wine. Virginie Boone

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? / 100 James Suckling

2021 Vintage Tasted: Sep 2022

Rounded aromas of baked lemon, lemon grass, nutmeg and straw. Medium-bodied. Wet stone and matchstick on the palate, with a silky texture and pleasant weight. Drink or now.

About James Suckling

91 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2019 Vintage Tasted: Oct 2021

Made in a full-bodied style, with a grip of oak laden in baking spice, this wine is complex and well structured. Peach and pear flavors add to the richness and enduring softness of the texture. Virginie Boone

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? / 100 James Suckling

2019 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2021

Apple tart with some stone and toffee aromas, as well as some flint, following through to a medium-to full-bodied, tight and compact palate with some creaminess. Tight finish. Drink or hold.

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? / 100 James Suckling

2018 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2020

Ripe-apple, papaya and toasted-hazelnut aromas. It’s full-bodied and phenolic with crisp acidity. Toasty finish. Drink now.

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91 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2018 Vintage Tasted: Oct 2020

This is an opulent, structured and mineral-driven white wine, richly layered and robustly built with weight and ample body. Brioche, honeycomb and baked apple meet a complement of fresh acidity and a lasting note of stone. Virginie Boone

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91 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2016 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2019

This is the producer's cooler-climate offering of the variety—a steely, classically structured wine that has crisp well-defined apple, melon and pear. Virginie Boone

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88 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2017 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2019

This has inviting wafts of spicy ginger, nutmeg and clove from the beginning, and then notes of oak that follow through with flavors of Asian pear and lemon. The acidity is moderate and the body full and concentrated, with a lasting note of butter. Virginie Boone

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? / 100 James Suckling

2015 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2017

Aromas of white peach, lemon rind and green apple follow through to a medium body, tangy fruit and a green tea undertone. Lighter style. Enjoyable. Drink now.

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88 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2015 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2017

Full bodied and fleshy, this is an approachable wine, richly concentrated in candied-peach flavor that pleases and finds a balance between power and grace.

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91 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2014 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2016

A greeting of caramel and honey reveals a touch of barrel reduction in this medium-bodied, generously layered wine. It imparts a ripeness of melon and apple, finishing in a sprinkling of nutmeg.

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87 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2013 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2015

Tart apple and lemon provide a zesty brightness and elegance in this straightforward wine, a celebration of minerality on the palate. Midway through, a taste of more developed stone fruit adds complexity and creaminess, with the wine finishing lean.

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90 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2012 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2014

Balanced and fairly light, this is nuanced in apple, pear and quince, with soft tannins and eager acidity that comes off as bright citrus. The texture has some creaminess that isn't overdone and the finish revisits the themes of lemon and lime.

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87 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2011 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2013

This big-production wine from Stag's Leap hits all the popular Chardonnay buttons. It's soft and sweet, with orange and pineapple jam, buttercream, vanilla and toast flavors, brightened by crisp acidity. The grapes come from the cooler, southern parts of the valley.

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91 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2010 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2013

The cool 2010 vintage benefited this Chardonnay, giving it brisk acidity and finesse. It's very rich in orange, pineapple and apricot flavors, with a thick jacket of sweet, caramelized oak. Drink now with rich fare, such as lobster bisque.

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89 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2008 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2011

With just a hint of oak, this Chardonnay is all about fruit and acidity. It's dry and crisp, with a firm, clean mouthfeel, and pleasant citrus, apple, pear and mineral flavors.

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86 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2007 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2010

A dry, somewhat lean Chardonnay marked by suggestions of lemons and limes, with some oak and lees influence, and notes of fresh herbs. Almost like Sauvignon Blanc in its tart, lemony feeling. Drink now.

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89 / 100 Gismondi on Wine

2005 Vintage Tasted: May 2007

Buttery, creamy, honey, vanilla, citrus, peach skin aromas. Dry, round, rich, slightly fat entry but good finesse. Nutty, apple skin, citrus, nectarine skin, buttery lees flavours. Solid style for current consumption. (Anthony Gismondi and Stuart Tobe).

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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars 'Karia' Chardonnay, Napa Valley, USA

Excellent

2015 Vintage Saved: 4-May-2018

Had the wine at lunch loved it!

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