2011 Chappellet Cabernet Franc

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 91.0 points

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  6/4/2021 - MichielV wrote: 91 Points

  W duck from skillet. Good combo. Took a while to open up but was good. Bit tarry at the start but this became balanced after 2 hours. Drink up

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  12/25/2019 - GFWeaver wrote: 90 Points

  A very good wine, but bordering on overpriced. My fervor for Chappellet is waning.

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  6/17/2018 - MichielV wrote: 90 Points

  W lamb at Rudy&Jenny. Very good wine and perfect combination. Prob one of nicest US made cab francs. Good length and good fruit all in balance.

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  5/20/2018 - bdander wrote: 92 Points

  Drinking amazingly well at this time. Great bouquet but and even better taste. Fruit still present after 7 years down.

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  12/31/2017 - mflesh wrote: 92 Points

  From the "bastardized " vintage comes this 2011 Franc that has a great blackberry, toasted oak core. Ripe berry and spice towards the finish. Still has tannin on the finish but definitely softened after 2 hours. Surprised at the youth and complexity here. I am not really sure how many more years this wine has left, but I can tell you that it's definitely more than 1-2 as the average drink date on here would suggest. This wine is just starting to approach the top, which means that this one probably has 7-10 years before it's in the gutter.

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