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Delille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc 2022 750ml

size
750ml
country
United States
appellation
Columbia Valley
subappellation
Red Mountain
JD
94
JS
93
VM
92
WS
92
WE
91
Additional vintages
2022 2021 2020
JD
94
Rated 94 by Jeb Dunnuck
92-94 Not yet bottled, the 2022 Chaleur Blanc will be terrific, and this wine is consistently one of the finest Bordeaux Blanc blends outside of Bordeaux. Based on 69% Sauvignon Blanc and the rest Semillon, aging in 42% new oak, it has a terrific sense of minerality as well as bright pineapple and honeyed grapefruit aromatics, medium body, a focused, tight, racy mouthfeel, and a great finish. It’s going to benefit from a year or two of bottle age. ... More details
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Delille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc 2022 750ml

SKU 930151
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$36.00
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$32.40
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Professional Ratings
JD
94
JS
93
VM
92
WS
92
WE
91
JD
94
Rated 94 by Jeb Dunnuck
92-94 Not yet bottled, the 2022 Chaleur Blanc will be terrific, and this wine is consistently one of the finest Bordeaux Blanc blends outside of Bordeaux. Based on 69% Sauvignon Blanc and the rest Semillon, aging in 42% new oak, it has a terrific sense of minerality as well as bright pineapple and honeyed grapefruit aromatics, medium body, a focused, tight, racy mouthfeel, and a great finish. It’s going to benefit from a year or two of bottle age.
JS
93
Rated 93 by James Suckling
This Bordeaux-style white has 31% semillon blended into sauvignon blanc. Mostly barrel fermented and in 42% new French barrels, it has a tang of toasty oak backed by vivid citrus fruit. Very stylish, spicy and well-balanced by acidity. Drink or hold.
VM
92
Rated 92 by Vinous Media
The 2022 Chaleur Blanc, 69% Sauvignon Blanc and 31% Sémillon, wafts up with a spicy bouquet of ripe peach, lemon zest and complementing hints of vanilla bean. It's silky and round, with a measured inner sweetness that gives way to sour melon and a tinge of sweet mint. This cleans up beautifully-crisp, refreshing and long, with lingering hints of young kiwi. The Chaleur Blanc is fermented in 90% French oak (60% new) and 10% stainless steel. Aged seven months on lees.
WS
92
Rated 92 by Wine Spectator
Supple yet vibrant, this blend has multilayered beeswax, lemon verbena and fresh fig accents that linger on the long, plush finish. Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. Drink now through 2025. 8,700 cases made.
WE
91
Rated 91 by Wine Enthusiast
Really aggressive acidity rattles the olfactory system like a caged squirrel. Fresh-cut grass and juniper berry aromas duel with lime and lemon zests. Then, in an about-face, flavors like animal crackers with lemon icing and thyme present themselves along with mouthwatering acidity. This one may need some air or time to settle down.
Product Details
size
750ml
country
United States
appellation
Columbia Valley
subappellation
Red Mountain
Additional vintages
2022 2021 2020
Overview
92-94 Not yet bottled, the 2022 Chaleur Blanc will be terrific, and this wine is consistently one of the finest Bordeaux Blanc blends outside of Bordeaux. Based on 69% Sauvignon Blanc and the rest Semillon, aging in 42% new oak, it has a terrific sense of minerality as well as bright pineapple and honeyed grapefruit aromatics, medium body, a focused, tight, racy mouthfeel, and a great finish. It’s going to benefit from a year or two of bottle age.
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Region: Washington State

Washington state is a fascinating region when it comes to American wine production, with the majority of their produce coming out of the desert-like eastern half of the state. This expansive region has a unique climate produced by the rain shadow of the Cascade mountain range, and here we find over ninety-nine percent of the state's vineyards which hold a wide range of classic grape varietals including Merlot, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and others. Today, there are over forty thousand acres in Washington under vine, and the industry of the state is going from strength to strength due to the increasing popularity of the wines which are produced here. Over six hundred wineries in the state take advantage of the well irrigated vineyards which flourish there, and these numbers are expected to grow quickly over the next decade.
fields

Country: United States

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
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Washington state is a fascinating region when it comes to American wine production, with the majority of their produce coming out of the desert-like eastern half of the state. This expansive region has a unique climate produced by the rain shadow of the Cascade mountain range, and here we find over ninety-nine percent of the state's vineyards which hold a wide range of classic grape varietals including Merlot, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and others. Today, there are over forty thousand acres in Washington under vine, and the industry of the state is going from strength to strength due to the increasing popularity of the wines which are produced here. Over six hundred wineries in the state take advantage of the well irrigated vineyards which flourish there, and these numbers are expected to grow quickly over the next decade.
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