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| Drinking window: Drink between 2019 and 2027 (based on 7 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.8 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 22 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Dine&Vine on 11/29/2023: Drink up, starting to show its age. (584 views) | | | Tasted by novicemike on 8/18/2023 & rated 91 points: Much smoother than a 15.4% alcohol wine should taste like. Aromas of red fruit with rich fresh strawberries. Medium red in color turning burgundy and translucent nearing the rim showing a bit of its age. Medium to long finish similar to the nose, giving way to citrus notes of orange with no sense of oak. Medium in body with well integrated tannins and medium+ mouthwatering acidity. Looking forward to my other bottles. (712 views) | | | Tasted by Dine&Vine on 5/28/2023 & rated 88 points: Just okay this time. (767 views) | | | Tasted by Volleyball on 4/22/2023 & rated 91 points: Big juicy Grenache with some complexity and length to the finish. I thought this was similar to and on a par with the Raspail Ay Gigondas that we drink a lot of. (987 views) | | | Tasted by Stephen Rash on 4/21/2023 & rated 93 points: This is the best Grenache that I have ever had rom California. Aromas of fresh strawberries, red licorice, blood orange, sage, and rosemary leads the way to the palate that is fresh and intense with great energy. Tastes of strawberries, lemon peel, and white pepper continue on the finish for well over a minute! (969 views) | | | Tasted by Dine&Vine on 4/17/2023: Flawed bottle. Looked and tasted like a 20 year old wine. I’ve had this before on several occasions and just ordered more this year. Unfortunately this seemed like it was kept outside in an unconditioned shed for years. Direct from winery so should be in pristine condition. Disappointing for sure as I was showing it off to a group to introduce them to Chiron Wines… not a great impression. (669 views) | | | Tasted by wiscgrad on 12/17/2022 & rated 94 points: Grenache - what pinot wants to become when it grows up. this quote pretty much sums up this wine. strawberries and other red fruit. smooth and elegant tannins. shows no signs of the ABV (1194 views) | | | Tasted by Dine&Vine on 11/8/2022 & rated 92 points: Strawberry, red licorice and spices cascade around a vibrant looking wine. Nice acidic backbone to balance out this beauty. (904 views) | | | Tasted by VAGenius on 7/9/2022 & rated 90 points: PnP. Wild nose of cotton candy, strawberry, and bright red fruits. Rustic strawberry, blood orange, and tart rhubarb with acidic spice, dried sage, and dried lemon peel. Acidity drives the finish with more citrus and red fruit flavors that are hard to identify. A very interesting wine that's hard to describe. (1004 views) | | | Tasted by Todd French on 5/13/2022: Nice vegetal character on the nose, gotta be whole cluster. Bright red fruit, like a very good Beaujolais, but with more complexity and a richer mouthfeel. (1319 views) | | | Tasted by EMTAME on 5/8/2022 & rated 90 points: This was my first Chiron and I enjoyed it, especially with food. Lots of red fruit, no noticeable oak, and a pronounced bitterness on the back end. Before dinner, on its own, the bitter note was a little more prominent than I’d like. But, with air and paired with grilled pork tenderloin, the wine was lovely. Looking forward to exploring more from this producer. (953 views) | | | Tasted by smorris291 on 5/2/2022 & rated 91 points: Drinks much more elegantly than the 15.4% alcohol, as another note points out. Strawberry notes, good acidity. Maybe I would have scored this slightly better had I not just had a Halcon Grenache just a week earlier…this was good, but just lacked a savory note and long finish which places the Halcon slightly above this. Still, fun to try this expression of Grenache—it wasn’t overdone in any respect. (787 views) | | | Tasted by Sassy1ja on 4/23/2022: Bad bottle? 80 (676 views) | | | Tasted by WineJ2019 on 2/11/2021 & rated 93 points: At 15.4% I thought this might be overly extracted but that was not at all the case. Really balanced with complex flavors. I will definitely look for more next BD! (1049 views) | | | Tasted by midtownmac on 7/10/2019: I really like Brett's note. Super fun wine, pours like a pinot and looks the part. Bright red flavors, sharp whole cluster like tannins really give this wine lift. I wish I had given this time in decanter to see how it unfolded. This is serious wine, I have 2 more as end will be patient. (1418 views) | | | Tasted by Brettski2015 on 2/17/2019 & rated 94 points: One of the most interesting wines coming from Napa Valley, Chiron’s Unfamiliar Truth Grenache is a beautiful interpretation. With focused notes of spiced cherries supported by warm earthy notes to start, this wine opens up to a wonderfully jammy profile that retains bright red flavors as well. (1368 views) |
| Chiron Producer WebsiteGrenache Varietal character (Appellation America) - Read more about GrenacheUSAAmerican 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)Mt. Veeder Mt. Veeder (Appellation America) |
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