Chimney Rock Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
COLOR
Deep red with purple hue
AROMA
This Cabernet is abundant with aromas of black cherry, mocha, with subtle hints of mint and floral.
FLAVOR
This Cabernet is graceful and elegant with black cherry flavors on the entry. On the palate, this wine is luscious in the mid-palate, while the tannin structure and finish are supple and round.
Grape Composition: 84% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Merlot, with 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc
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Wine Advocate: 91
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Chimney Rock's 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District is a blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Merlot, with 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc. Aged 18 months in 50% new French oak, the wood is relatively restrained here, adding just hints of cedar and vanilla to the raspberry, cassis and cherry aromas. Medium to full-bodied, supple and silky, this is a fun, easy-to-drink Cabernet for drinking over the next decade.
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Wine Enthusiast: 92
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Supple, layered and brooding in rich red fruit, this wine is lush and energetic in its youth. Toasted oak adds notes of baking spice and vanilla to the grand, decadent style.
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James Suckling: 93
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A creamy, succulent red with aromas of mulberries, raspberries, walnut cream and sweet spices. Full-bodied with firm, velvety tannins. Plush, flavorful finish. Delicious already but better after 2023.
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Jeb Dunnuck: 92
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A blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District shows the complex, perfumed, elegant style of this appellation nicely, with plenty of red and black fruits, notes of tobacco, chalky minerality, and spice, medium to full body, ripe tannins, and outstanding length.
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