2009 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate
Red Bordeaux Blend
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By Stephen Tanzer
(DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Red Wine Red Mountain) Login and sign up and see review text.
November/December 2012, IWC Issue #165, (See more on Vinous...)
Washington Wine Report
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By Sean Sullivan
(Delille Cellars Chaleur Estate Red Wine Red Mountain) Locked up tightly right now, this wine shows high toned aromas of dark fruit, herbal notes, and floral notes. On the palate, a big, brawny wine chock full of dark fruit flavors and oak spices with firm by well-integrated tannins. Give at least two years. 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. Ciel du Cheval and Klipsun vineyards. 14.9% alcohol.
7/17/2012, (See more on Washington Wine Report...) ***** points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2009
- TypeRed
- ProducerDeLille Cellars
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- DesignationChaleur Estate
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- SubRegionColumbia Valley
- AppellationRed Mountain
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2/5/2023 - mlawren1 wrote: 93 Points
Dark and earthy with currants an plums over the core of mushrooms and cedar.
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1/11/2023 - EggersWine wrote: 94 Points
Drinking beautifully. Smooth. Well-integrated tannins with moderate acidity and not a single sharp edge. Supple flavors of dark fruit, tobacco, wood. Decanted for an hour and kept getting better. Wish I had more
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2/26/2022 - JS1056 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lovely complex nose of dried fruit and herbs.
Opened bottle for about an hour prior to dinner. Cherry still is present with smoky herbs, spice and a little tobacco. Tannins a little bit forward for about the first 15 or 20 minutes but not unpleasant. They settled in quickly and became nicely balanced. The finish was long.
Wonderful pairing with cassoulet.
I think this is clearly at its peak ( or possibly on the downward side of the curve) so I wouldn’t sit on any remaining bottles.
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11/25/2021 - RDB Wine wrote:
Thanksgiving 2021 at Papendorf’s. Drank from Bin south 8. Spice oak nose. Dark purple color. Full even body dry soft oak finish and hint of cherry. Nice mature Boudreau blend. 8/10.
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9/16/2021 - MIRick wrote: 88 Points
Same story as last bottle. Okay has gone down hill a little. Acids, fruit and tannins start out balanced, but not very interesting. Air helps to a point and then down hill fairly quickly.
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