Chimney Rock Elevage Red Blend 2022 750ml

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Chimney Rock Elevage Red Blend 2022 750ml

Name: Chimney Rock Elevage Red Blend 2022 750ml
Brand: Chimney Rock
SKU: 980716
Price: 104.46 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 92.4 (5 reviews)

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SKU 980716

$104.46/bottle

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DC 94pts

WA 93pts

WS 93pts

JS 91pts

VM 91pts

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Their proprietary red blend, produced since 1990, may have taken its name from an idea suggested by wine critic Dan Berger. The wine opens with alluring, lifted aromatics of fragrant sage and unsmoked tobacco woven around pure blackberry fruit and graphite. The palate is satiny-soft and silky, with velvety tannins supporting succulent plum fruit and mocha, which emerge on the full-bodied finish. The Merlot, sourced from the southern end of the estate, handled the growing season particularly well, lending softness and plushness, enhanced by ageing in French Burgundy barrels. Aged for 18 months in approximately 70% new French oak, this is a beautifully balanced and expressive wine.

Country: United States
Region: California
Appellation: Napa Valley
Sub Appellation: Stags Leap District

Size: 750ml
Color: Red

SKU: 980716

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Winery

Chimney Rock

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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.

Region

California

California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.

Appellation

Napa Valley

When it comes to New World wines, and especially wines from the United States of America, Napa Valley is something of a standard bearer. Over its relatively short history, it has managed to transform itself from being a fairly insignificant region, to becoming one of the most important and highly regarding wine locations on earth. With an ideal climate for viticulture, blazing sunshine and a low level of rainfall, this valley is shielded on many sides by mountain ranges which help it maintain a consistent level of heat, light and moisture throughout the year. Today, Napa Valley is a home of innovation and quality, with dozens of grape varietals thriving in the fertile soils. However, the main varietals grown there have always been Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Zinfandel, and the wines they produce are constantly lauded by critics and competitions across the globe.

Ratings & Reviews

DC 94pts

Decanter

WA 93pts

Wine Advocate

Chimney Rock's 2022 Elevage Estate Grown is a blend of 58% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot that spent 18 months in 90% new French oak. Scents of hickory smoke and clove lend an almost bacony cast to the ripe black cherry fruit on the nose, while the full-bodied palate is lush and creamy, slightly loosening and becoming less smooth on the softly dusty-velvety finish.

WS 93pts

Wine Spectator

Shows great structure and a supple texture, with refined red currant and cherry flavors laced with rose petal, herbes de Provence and spice notes that finish with fine-grained tannins. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2032. 1,452 cases made.

JS 91pts

James Suckling

The nose gives aromas of blackberries, mulberries and cedar. The palate is full-bodied with firm tannins and acidity, showing notes of mocha, graphite and spices. A blend of 58% merlot, 32% cabernet sauvignon and 10% petit verdot. Drink or hold.

VM 91pts

Vinous Media

The 2022 Elevage is terrific in this vintage. I imagine it benefits from its lower production overall and a blend that includes Merlot and Petit Verdot, both of which add terrific mid-palate presence and weight.

Winery Notes

Intense fruit driven front palate with rich black cherry and cocoa flavors. Long silky finish with classic Stags Leap District silky tannins. The 2022 Elevage is not shy; in fact, it continues to show just how extroverted the fruit from our vineyards can be! The silky, luscious trademark of the Stags Leap District is the ethereal soft tannin and Elevage certainly showcases this characteristic.

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Chimney Rock Elevage Red Blend 2022 750ml

Winery

Chimney Rock

Country

United States

Region

California

Appellation

Napa Valley

Decanter

Wine Advocate

Wine Spectator

James Suckling

Vinous Media

Winery Notes

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