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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.6 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ivsimler on 2/14/2014 & rated 92 points: Yes Chappellet. Please send me some more. (2104 views) | | | Tasted by Sterlingwines on 12/5/2010 & rated 93 points: Dark cherry tastes with anise, vanilla and spice. Tannins were well integrated. Let breathe for 30 minutes prior to drinking. (2977 views) | | | Tasted by beezer6 on 5/26/2009 & rated 92 points: Let breathe for 30 minutes in bottle. Gorgeous deep ruby red color. Opaque in the glass.
The nose shows creamy, lush and extremely ripe dark fruit aromas. Dark cherries with gobs of mocha, leather and damp slate.
Palate is super fruit forward showing more dark berries. Blackberries, cherries, purple flowers and oak flavors lead to a medium complex finish. Moderate high acidity, tannins and alcohol show an overall well balanced Cab Franc from Napa.
Every bottling of Pritchard Hill wine, whether it be Cab Sauv or Cab Franc, is outstanding. Bravo to Chappellet Pritchard Hill. (3423 views) | | | Tasted by miTsirraH on 11/2/2008 & rated 93 points: Mellow, nice fruit (3437 views) | | | Tasted by brianofthevine on 2/1/2006 & rated 93 points: Red cherry and chocolate. Full throttled! (1398 views) | | | Tasted by brianofthevine on 6/23/2005 & rated 92 points: Red cherry, raspberry, and cracked pepper. (315 views) |
| Chappellet Producer websiteCabernet Franc Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wines & Vines articleUSAAmerican 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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