Stags Leap District, Napa Valley — the benchland texture Napa Cabernet collectors chase.
2022 Four Doors Cabernet Sauvignon
Four reasons collectors move on this allocation.
Stags Leap District pedigree
This is Napa Cabernet from the district famous for power wrapped in silk: dark fruit, lift, and tannin that feels polished instead of heavy.
2022 plushness
The vintage gives the wine a generous center: cassis, black plum, and cocoa, with enough freshness to keep the glass moving.
Built with Napa polish
Oak frames the Cabernet without turning it sweet or glossy. The finish stays clean, savory, and long.
Now through 2036+
Open it now with a decant, or let the savory edge develop. This has the bones to reward patience.
The Allocation Opportunity
- Stags Leap District Cabernet normally carries a serious premium; this lands at $40 without losing the district’s signature silk-and-structure profile.
- The $56 winery-direct reference keeps the value story simple and credible.
- It is the kind of bottle that works across the cellar: steak night, gift bottle, or a quiet six-pack position for the next decade.
No borrowed hype. Just the bottle in the glass.
The value spread is the story.
Slash Price $40 vs Wine-Searcher / market reference ≈ $60 vs winery direct $56.
That is $20 below the market benchmark and $16 below winery direct. More importantly, it puts Stags Leap District Cabernet back into “open without overthinking it” territory.
Dark fruit, clean polish, and that Stags Leap glide.
Cassis, blackberry, black plum, and a violet lift that keeps the wine from feeling blunt.
Full-bodied and polished, with tannins that arrive quietly and stay through the finish.
Cocoa nib, spice, and a classic Napa frame without cloying sweetness.
Long, dark, and savory, with graphite and a gentle mineral edge.
Serve at 60–65°F. Give it 30–60 minutes of air for the texture to fully settle in.
Drink now with purpose, or cellar through 2036+ for more savory development.
Cellar Horizon
Site first. Polish second. The glass tells the rest.
Four Doors is tied to the Regusci family’s Napa farming story, with Cabernet Sauvignon from the Stags Leap District at the center of the project.
The winemaking lane is straightforward and useful: preserve the dark-fruited Napa core, use oak for shape and polish, then let the district’s natural texture do the expensive-feeling work.
In the glass, that shows up as ripe cassis, cocoa, graphite, and tannin that feels tailored rather than forced.
A Napa name with a farming backbone.
Four Doors comes from fourth-generation Napa farmer James Regusci Jr., and the wine keeps its focus exactly where collectors want it: Cabernet Sauvignon from Stags Leap District.
That matters because Stags Leap has a signature. It can deliver all the dark fruit and breadth of Napa Cabernet, but with a silken line through the middle — a quiet elegance that separates the great bottles from the merely big ones.
This is not a bottle you need to explain for twenty minutes. Open it, pour it with the right meal, and the district makes its own argument.
Steakhouse Cabernet, but more thoughtful.
Think ribeye, pan-seared steak, short ribs, or a hard-seared burger with mushrooms. The wine has enough fruit to flatter char, enough tannin to reset richness, and enough cocoa-and-graphite depth to make the meal feel intentional.
Perfect Pan-Seared Steaks
A hard sear, salt, and beef fat are exactly where this Cabernet wants to be.
Why it works: the wine’s cassis and cocoa wrap around the steak’s char while the tannins clean up the richness.
View RecipeRed-Wine Braised Short Ribs
Slow-cooked richness gives the wine room to show its darker, more savory side.
Why it works: the braise pulls forward the Cabernet’s black plum, cocoa, and graphite while softening the tannic edge.
View RecipeA serious Stags Leap buy at a refreshingly unserious price.
Four Doors gives you the reason Napa Cabernet buyers keep coming back to Stags Leap District: plush dark fruit, polished structure, and a finish that feels expensive without becoming loud.
At $40 against a $56 winery-direct reference and a $60 market benchmark, the value is not complicated. It is the kind of bottle to open with purpose, cellar with confidence, and pour for someone who knows what good Napa feels like.
