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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.4 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 31 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by matiasox@gmail.com on 11/26/2023 & rated 92 points: This is in a great spot. 3 hour decant. Nose: cassis, smoke, blueberries, plum, some tobacco. Palate: blueberries, tobacco, dark chocolate, plum, leather, soft tannins, low acidity, long finish. (684 views) | | | Tasted by levkb on 9/9/2023 & rated 93 points: At approximately 7 years of age, this wine is showing beautifully and is in a great spot. Still a pretty heavy texture and deep red coloring. Palate and nose of vanilla is the most distinct. This wine is very enjoyable to drink today if decanted, but likely has up to 10 years ahead of peak drinking window. (762 views) | | | Tasted by sweez1 on 4/9/2023 & rated 93 points: Wonderful, deep ruby color, slow legs, decanted for 2-hours prior to tasting. Still had plenty of time to age in the cellar. (1243 views) | | | Tasted by Twopawsup on 7/16/2022 & rated 93 points: Deep ruby/purple color with slow legs. New oak, cassis and blackberry inbthe nose. Black cherry , plum and some heat on the palate. Long leathery finish. (2104 views) | | | Tasted by RickyT12 on 7/3/2022 & rated 91 points: Good wine, but still very young. Tannins were quite grippy. Underripe cherry, some smokie characters. Flint. Decent wine for the price . (2102 views) | | | Tasted by RickyT12 on 2/27/2022 & rated 91 points: Decanted 2 hours
Nose is a bit closed. Some smoke, iodine, minerals, Dark chocolate, blackberries, strong hint of tar, cinnamon, butter, decent mouthfeel, but tannins a bit strong still. Weight medium plus, acid medium plus. Some bitterness on ending. Would do well with another 3+ years to smooth out the tannins. Still very good cost performance, but not as good as the last bottle. 91+ (2068 views) | | | Tasted by RickyT12 on 1/24/2022 & rated 91 points: 2016 decanted 2 hour
It needed the decant. It was very closed. Heavy dark chocolate on nose. Soy sauce, hint of tar, raspberry jam, hint of pepper, smoked meat, lots of smoke, some mint. Nice wine, but missing the smoothness and mouthfeel of a truly high end new world cab. It is a bit edgy or obtuse. Weight medium, acid medium plus. Should age well. 91+ (1982 views) | | | Tasted by Mdb1982 on 1/23/2021 & rated 93 points: Chimney Rock's 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is beautiful, precise and impeccably balanced. Floral top note and bright red cherry/plum fruit are very nicely delineated. Medium in body and gracious, the 2016 is super expressive today. The 25% Merlot adds mid-palate softness and helps in giving the wine a good bit of early appeal. What a pretty wine it is. (2708 views) | | | Tasted by LuisMaimoni@Yahoo.com on 1/1/2021: I agree with MATHWONK, who liked the wine but felt it wasn't worth the money. It's a solid wine for $50-$60, but my price, including tax, from Total Wine & More was $91.79. Very tasty and drinkable, but not sufficiently interesting for the hefty price tag. (2356 views) | | | Tasted by mathwonk on 10/12/2020: Just opened and tasted. Delicious at first, with berry flavors. Then a bit sharp. No depth or weight, not especially smooth. Based on advice here I have decanted it and we will see. Probably does need a few years to mature, but have high hopes for enjoying it after a few more hours.
...Two hours later, not much change, lightweight, makes me long for something like a 2009 Chateau Talbot, at about the same price.
...Over three hours in: my wife is enjoying a glass but to me, the main impression is high alcohol on the nose, even after aerating once. But it is tasty.
...Now 5-6 hours in, it has become better, and was enjoyed with a filet mignon. There is still some in the carafe however that is going ignored, which almost never happens.
The price is high for the quality. and I think an Andrew Will Sorella would have been a better bargain, especially a 2011-2013, or a Talbot from 2009. If you like somewhat thin but flavorful wine, with some sharpness and high alcohol, go for it, but probably wait a few years. Mixing may be in order, as a few tablespoons of this might help some austere french wines. good luck in this crapshoot!
Actually if you like the young flavorful fruit forward CA wines from this vintage, I recommend a Stags Leap Artemis 2016 over this, for a bit over half the price, and ready to drink.
next day: drank the last half glass from the carafe: no better than yesterday, still hard edged and almost bitter rather than sweet. I.e. good quality, but not enjoyable at least at this point in time. Am enjoying a Faustino 2006 rioja much more tonight. (2557 views) | | | Tasted by Not404 on 8/28/2020 & rated 92 points: Time will do this vintage well but this is approachable now. I put it through an aerator to open. This has deep structure and will lay down for some time. (2563 views) | | | Tasted by DannyM on 8/15/2020: This wine is phenomenal! What a treat with grilled filets! (2246 views) | | | Tasted by Casa de Calle on 4/21/2020 & rated 88 points: This vintage needs to age a bit more. It was better when decanted and allowed to open up. Will be great in a couple more years. (1695 views) | | | Tasted by ET on 10/1/2019 & rated 94 points: I liked the fruit and the well balanced mouth and the nice finish (2887 views) | | | Tasted by Alpton on 9/11/2019 & rated 92 points: Beautifully aromatic. Black cherry, black currant, toasted oak, vanilla bean, along with hints of anis. Broad with great structure and a peppery entry. Ripe dark and blue fruit lead to a silky mid with notes of vanilla. More pepper coming out on the finish. Pretty solid (2443 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Chimney Rock Producer websiteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Stags Leap District Stags Leap District |
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