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• doctornoah wrote: 94 points

  December 2, 2022 - Magnificent. At peak.

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• BVM72 Likes this wine: 95 points

  November 24, 2022 - Balanced with good fruit- plum and huckleberry with a hint of sweet earth- a remarkably good wine for its age and surprise in that it was not tired and over- still a lovely wine.

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• DaleW wrote:

  October 25, 2021 - Red plum, mint, a hint of green pepper, long. B+/A-

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• dream Likes this wine: 92 points

  October 24, 2021 - Just a beautiful aged Napa Cab with plenty of vibrancy left. Lean and finely-grained with a silky texture and lovely flavors of dark red fruits and sweet Napa earth. Flowing, restrained and so well-balanced.

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• oeno615 Likes this wine: 95 points

  January 11, 2020 - Our group of 4 at a 40th b-day celebration drank this side by side with 1980 Dunn HM and all agreed that both wines tasted much younger than their vintage. They both still have a lot of life left, which is a testament to the winemakers and the higher elevation fruit. As for the Chappellet, fruit on the nose surprisingly still jumping out. A delicate wine with smooth tannins. At 12.4% Alc., I'm a fan of this restrained style. Lovely at 40.
  
  Also, learned from Chappellet that when the 1980 was in barrel, Donn Chappellet was so impressed with it that it became the first of his Signature labels!

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1980
• Type Red
• Producer Chappellet
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• Pending Delivery 2 (1%)
• In Cellars 117 (59%)
• Consumed 78 (40%)

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