Purple hue. Black cherry, mushrooms, black pepper on the nose. Palate is very dark, fruit forward. Full body, jammy, stewed black cherries, plums, lighter mushroom than the nose, some vanilla & black pepper, a bit of prune. Tannins, soft & chewy, but definitely present.
Drank well after a couple hours decanting, but can likely live in the bottle a few more years. Great example of a powerful California cab.
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Retains a lot of its youth: still a deep ruby red with lots of primary fruit on the nose and palate. Alcohol pretty visible on the nose too. Tannins are still powerful and balanced by a nice acidity. Plenty of oak and vanilla and strong leather, tobacco and mushroom notes indicate this wine is coming along very nicely.
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Typical black and mountain fruit profile of Chappellet. I get cassis, vanilla, and oak/ leather notes. Silky tannins softened after 4 hours of decanting, still has that violet color- from the PV with a long finish. Given the fact that 2008 was not a spectacular year, but this one was outstanding.
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9/16/2022 - Vinsaint wrote: 93 Points
Purple hue. Black cherry, mushrooms, black pepper on the nose. Palate is very dark, fruit forward. Full body, jammy, stewed black cherries, plums, lighter mushroom than the nose, some vanilla & black pepper, a bit of prune. Tannins, soft & chewy, but definitely present.
Drank well after a couple hours decanting, but can likely live in the bottle a few more years. Great example of a powerful California cab.
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3/24/2022 - JLCFan Likes this wine:
Retains a lot of its youth: still a deep ruby red with lots of primary fruit on the nose and palate. Alcohol pretty visible on the nose too. Tannins are still powerful and balanced by a nice acidity. Plenty of oak and vanilla and strong leather, tobacco and mushroom notes indicate this wine is coming along very nicely.
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2/19/2022 - RYANDOC Likes this wine: 96 Points
Typical black and mountain fruit profile of Chappellet. I get cassis, vanilla, and oak/ leather notes. Silky tannins softened after 4 hours of decanting, still has that violet color- from the PV with a long finish. Given the fact that 2008 was not a spectacular year, but this one was outstanding.
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12/3/2021 - Ikilledfred wrote:
With the Eatons
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5/11/2021 - bobvictor Likes this wine: 93 Points
Elegant and well balanced. Drinking perfectly now.
Drank over two days, great on both.
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