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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.9 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 102 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Vinsaint on 9/16/2022 & rated 93 points: Purple hue. Black cherry, mushrooms, black pepper on the nose. Palate is very dark, fruit forward. Full body, jammy, stewed black cherries, plums, lighter mushroom than the nose, some vanilla & black pepper, a bit of prune. Tannins, soft & chewy, but definitely present.
Drank well after a couple hours decanting, but can likely live in the bottle a few more years. Great example of a powerful California cab. (1476 views) | | | Tasted by JLCFan on 3/24/2022: Retains a lot of its youth: still a deep ruby red with lots of primary fruit on the nose and palate. Alcohol pretty visible on the nose too. Tannins are still powerful and balanced by a nice acidity. Plenty of oak and vanilla and strong leather, tobacco and mushroom notes indicate this wine is coming along very nicely. (1813 views) | | | Tasted by RYANDOC on 2/19/2022 & rated 96 points: Typical black and mountain fruit profile of Chappellet. I get cassis, vanilla, and oak/ leather notes. Silky tannins softened after 4 hours of decanting, still has that violet color- from the PV with a long finish. Given the fact that 2008 was not a spectacular year, but this one was outstanding. (1835 views) | | | Tasted by Ikilledfred on 12/3/2021: With the Eatons (1813 views) | | | Tasted by bobvictor on 5/11/2021 & rated 93 points: Elegant and well balanced. Drinking perfectly now.
Drank over two days, great on both. (2377 views) | | | Tasted by JGirl on 2/13/2021 & rated 93 points: This is aging great. Worth the wait. (1607 views) | | | Tasted by EMark on 7/17/2020: Murky, almost prune color. Astringent nose of dark berry. Typical CS dark berry--currant, blackberry, blueberry--fruit flavors on the tip of the tongue. However, it is fairly subtle and without that "sweet" sensation. Quite nice. Tannin is, pretty much, resolved, A touch of acidity. A full-bodied wine with a nice finish. (1997 views) | | | Tasted by LiteItOnFire on 7/15/2020 & rated 92 points: PnP and drank over an hour. Wine is fading for my palate anyway. Not bad but lost a step since my last tasting 9 months ago. (2585 views) | | | Tasted by VinoViking on 12/1/2019 & rated 96 points: Big time Napa Cab. Every bit as good as anticipated. Smooth and lush, with amazingly deep flavor profile. (2332 views) | | | Tasted by LiteItOnFire on 9/1/2019 & rated 93 points: No notes due to a night of wonderful over consumption.
1hr decant and drank over another 2. Very enjoyable but not nearly on par with the rest of the lineup- a bit unfair and have another two bottles to taste in a more fair setting. 93-94 (3066 views) | | | Tasted by Brown Coat on 6/23/2019 & rated 95 points: Such an amazing wine and hitting it’s prime right now with loads of oaky vanilla luscious dark fruit like blueberries and black raspberry and subtle leather. (2319 views) | | | Tasted by MichielV on 6/17/2018 & rated 92 points: Pulled from Cellar by accident. I thought I had the CabFranc. Brought to dinner at Jenny & Rudy (Karl/Stacey). With lamb. VERY good this, just balanced, powerful but elegant and interesting dark fruits. Will live a long time still. (3110 views) | | | Tasted by Glenn Gilbert on 5/20/2018 & rated 94 points: 14.9% alcohol, medium to heavy foil, real cork, medium legs, dark purple/brown; nose of yeast, savory/sharp fruit & alcohol; opened, vinturied, and tasted right away at ca 17 degrees C; tasting revealed pleasantly muted tannins, minerals, earth, kiwi, stone fruits; full bodied; the wine comes roaring down the tongue as rhubarb and ends up in the back as lychee/mango, with a long succulent finish; the 10 years of aging haven't hurt this wine in the least and it would doubtless benefit from a few more years; pair with chicken or lamb (3086 views) | | | Tasted by mflesh on 4/28/2018: Very nice wine just starting to reach optimal drinking. This cork was BLACK when it was popped. Lots of tartrate. The wine poured pretty much black into the glass with a dark maroon meniscus. The notes on this one were tar, cola, blackberry, and dark chocolate. On the palate was more blackberry and tar up front, fig and dark chocolate in the middle. Lots of black fruit, cola, and dark baking chocolate on the finish. This is a DENSE wine with at least another 10 years ahead of it. (2672 views) | | | Tasted by scotbry on 2/24/2018 & rated 93 points: Decanted for 2 hours which it needed. Great wine for Open that bottle night! (2888 views) | | | Tasted by Mountster27 on 1/9/2018 & rated 94 points: Perfect time for this. Rambunctious was a good word. Good fruit still with early spice and herbs. So well balanced. Loved it. (2586 views) | | | Tasted by MichielV on 8/8/2017 & rated 92 points: Third bottle after 97 Insignia and 97 Mondavi Reserve. With lamb at JTCMs bday with Rudy & Jenny.
This is very good but still very young and I think maybe closed? On palate this was darkish but didnt really speak, like the Mondavi. Give it 5 more years. What a great evening!!! (2571 views) | | | Tasted by Thirsty1 on 5/30/2017: Really good. Dark purple. Fruit it just starting to mature and throw off secondary notes of spice. This is going where I like it - rambunctious fruit subsiding, maturity rearing it's head. Integration is good but will get much better in 1 or 2 years and be in a perfect window. You won't be disappointed now, but a little time and patience will reward you. (2889 views) | | | Tasted by Millennial Drinkers on 4/21/2017 & rated 93 points: Last of the three blind tasted red this evening.
Definitely showed as the youngest of the group. Deep garnet red. Nose was caked in dark fruits and spices with a touch of anise and heat. Moderate tannins (6.5/10) and full bodied. Well integrated flavors with black berries, cinnamon and spices all mixed together. A touch dry on the long finish. Drink till 2022. (2852 views) | | | Tasted by cab blends on 4/21/2017 & rated 93 points: Light petroleum on the nose. Short decant - needed more
Dark chocolate in the finish. Not fully integrated but outstanding with my ribeye. Definitely a meat wine which would help it approach 94.
On its own a bit harsh. I would drink in 2020. (2640 views) | | | Tasted by Coachron13 on 1/17/2017 & rated 92 points: One hour decant, then followed over next three hours. Needed all that air, maybe even more. An excellent cab, but has even more to give with added bottle age. Suggest a long decant if drinking now, or hold for 3-5 years. (2984 views) | | | Tasted by pvewino on 12/26/2016 & rated 94 points: Decanted two bottles for two hours and then drank over the next three hours. Very mellow and rounded wine bringing out a lot of complex flavors. Very dark and velvety rich. Long finish. I'd say the wine is close to its peak right now. From the professional reviews to the reviews by real people on this site, it appears to have gotten much better over time. The scores now reflect a great time to drink it now. (2254 views) | | | Tasted by Fridstone on 12/10/2016 & rated 96 points: Purchased on fall '16 visit to winery from their library, shipped home, and popped at holiday party. Decanted 4 hrs with small samples on the hr. Upon open, very dark purple with strong nose of black fruit, was very tight and clearly needed time. By third hr, it had expanded and at fourth hr tasted fantastic. My new favorite. (2101 views) | | | Tasted by Squilber on 4/2/2016 & rated 94 points: very impressive Cab. (3084 views) | | | Tasted by Vineyard Boy on 2/23/2016 & rated 93 points: Give it 4 hours in the decanter. (3289 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Chappellet 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)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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