2017 Chappellet Cabernet Franc

Community Tasting Notes (22) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  10/22/2023 - castle.rob@gmail.com Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Crisp dark purple with ruby rim
  Bell pepper, oak, crushed gravel, grilled steak on the nose
  Full-bodied wine, meaty bell pepper, dark plum, with chili pepper on the finish
  Nice dry wine with medium high acidity and well-balanced. This wine is what made me start a cab franc collection.
  
  2023 Wine week with Tressa

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  6/13/2023 - Dfortin9 Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Elegant and rounded delivering a bountiful aroma of riped blackberry compote, cherry, vanilla, caramel and cedar. Tannins are soft, acidity is medium and finish is long, flavory and velvety. Just an under the radar killer wine. Pairs perfectly with a home made pastichio and drinks very well by itself. NI:5, FI:23, FC:9, B:4, L:5

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  4/10/2023 - theebigjuan Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Still great. The favorite wine of many (wines and people) this weekend.

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  1/3/2023 - brasstab Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Still killer two years later.

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  6/5/2022 - GoughMason2019 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  While it had some bell pepper notes immediately after opening, quickly faded, improved after 2h decanting. If we had another we'd try decanting longer.
  Blackberry, licorice, gravel, smooth tannins
  Priced appropriately ar slightly high.
  Opened at 5yrs, may benefit from more time but wouldn't expect significant improvement.

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