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2001 Chappellet Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
| Vineyard: | Chappellet Winery |
| Price: | $48.99 |
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| Varietal: | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Style: | Red |
WINEMAKER'S NOTE
The red wines of this year tend towards lush intensity and balanced tannins. Our Signature achieves this masterfully with the added bonus of bright fruit expression, integrated oak and a rich finish. A concentrated nose of cassis, dark chocolate, and cedar are highlighted by hints of oak sweetness. The soft tannins are layered with lovely black cherry and currant flavors. Patience will only reward those who watch this wine improve over the next two decades.
Expert Reviews
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Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wines13% Merlot; 4% Cabernet Franc; 4% Petit Verdot. Top-shelf Cabernet is rarely a charmer in its formative years, and, while this one is admittedly a little rough around the edges, it is also spot on in terms of its very deep fruit, its near-classic structure and its judicious use of sympathetic oak. Even now showing a fine sense of layering to its involving, slightly loamy, cassis-laden flavors, it is still a shadow of what it will most certainly become, and it continues the winery's impressive str...
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International Wine CellarBright ruby-red. Aromas of bitter cherry, tobacco, chocolate and spice cake. Sweet and creamy, with currant and chocolate flavors complicated but not overwhelmed by a lightly weedy character. Very Napa Valley in character. Finishes with fairly substantial tannins that began quite pliant but showed some dryness with aeration. Also tasted: 2001 Merlot Napa Valley, 2001 Cabernet Franc Pritchard Hill Estate Vineyard Napa Valley.
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CellarTracker Community Tasting NotesCommunity Tasting Notes (average 90.9 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 27 notes)
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Vintage ChartRating for United States-California: 96 (excellent)<br/><br/>Drinkability: too young, let it sit<br/>
