Chimney Rock Cabernet Sauvignon Premiere Napa Valley

Chimney Rock

Other · Cabernet Sauvignon
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2014 Other 90/100
Cabernet Sauvignon
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93
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Taster #1184 · Dec 29, 2024
92/100
Nose: Blackberry Greek yogurt. Palate. Blackberry coulis, sandy oak, nicely assertive tannins.
2014 vintage
Taster #1175 · Feb 15, 2024
92/100
Amazing. Drinking very well now. Standard Stag’s Leap.Has softened a lot, drink now to 1-2 years.
2014 vintage
Taster #0735 · Jan 1, 2024
91/100
Dark Red in color with hints of licorice and vanilla. Aerated leveraging Aervana. Some sediment with wine tasting being very smooth and great finish beginning to end.
2014 vintage
Taster #2779 · Dec 29, 2023
93/100
Lovely showing, nice concentration on both the palate and nose. Juicy currant and dark plum fruit. Lovely currant and dark berry nose, hint of mint. Enticing and beautiful. Nuanced and interesting as well as having juicy sweet fruit though with a dry finish. First time with Chimmney Rock and really impressed
2014 vintage
Taster #1753 · Oct 17, 2023
92/100
Love stags leap district , classy lady , strong and smooth. Will be good for another 7 years , enjoy !
2014 vintage
Taster #1753 · Jun 18, 2023
92/100
Quite lovely ! All the good stuff out of stags leap district, the wine is in perfect place developed and at the same time can take quite a few years in the cellar. Beautiful red and dark fruits , soft pallet with resolved tannins and a hit of violet flowers. No faults can be found just not as concentrated hence a 92-93 score. Enjoy !
2014 vintage
Taster #6167 · Mar 4, 2023
90/100
From a Magnum I bought at Total Wine for $200 or so after having been in Mexico for 6 weeks and just wanted a nice red wine to share with my family in San Diego. Pulled the cork out two hours before dinner. Took a sip after an hour or so. Was surprised how soft this was out of a Magnum. I was a CR Wine Club Member and never found these wines long agers. I mostly drank them at …
2014 vintage
Taster #1745 · Nov 4, 2022
Burgers
2014 vintage
Taster #0773 · Jul 21, 2022
93/100
Exceeded my already high expectations. Opened 2 hours before the first glass. Stag's Leap at its best. Cherry, cassis, elderberry. Some minerality. Well integrated and a medium finish. Glad I have a few more.
2014 vintage
Taster #2617 · Feb 18, 2022
90/100
First thing that I noted upon opening on the nose was a slight mint smell. First taste matched up as well then got hints of blackberry and cassis. Tannins were not strong but what I would term as medium. As I progressed on the first glass, the taste seemed a bit muted and somewhat soft. Not much of a fruit taste. Will decant it overnight and re-taste the following day. Will try to give another review.
2014 vintage
Taster #9123 · Oct 19, 2021
89/100
There was a brief window that I thought that wine might have been worth a couple more points more but time gave that away to a pretty meh bottling. I'll be the first to admit I'm spoiled with small boutique wine but I have enjoy larger production (sequoia grove) in the past and this is just okay. At $80 retail this should've had more fruit being that it's from Stags Leap. Nose was 80% there but that was about it. …
2014 vintage
Taster #1154 · Sep 13, 2021
92/100
Amazing how this wine has changed over the last two years. Decanted an hour before dinner and from that pour deep notes of dark cherry and cassis emerged. As dinner progressed the wine seemed to lose the massive nose of dark fruit. A very balanced wine emerges with a smooth finish with a solid tannic bite. Would imagine this wine will have a number of years left to go. Can’t go wrong opening now, but could be rewarded with a …
2014 vintage
Taster #3979 · Sep 4, 2021
Full Cab
2014 vintage
Taster #7254 · Aug 16, 2021
92/100
Blackberry and oak; refined but relatively muted nose; faint but lovely fruits; smooth, silky, very long finish; subtle but excellent
2014 vintage
Taster #6484 · Jan 9, 2021
90/100
waiting for it to age was helpful. Good bottle
2014 vintage
Taster #7849 · Dec 12, 2020
86/100
Overall disappointing for the price point. Never opened up despite 2+hours decanted. Disappointed I have another bottle that very likely won’t be better.
2014 vintage
Taster #9473 · Sep 19, 2020
89/100
Drank over 2 nights. I enjoyed but was not at all impressed given the price. This would have been a good $25-30 Cabernet. Lacked the great Napa fruit and complexity I would normally expect from a wine in this price range.
2014 vintage
Taster #1175 · Aug 25, 2020
84/100
Drinking quite well. STD CR Stag’s Leap Cab.
2014 vintage
Taster #6889 · Apr 23, 2020
92/100
Fill was into the neck and the cork was sound; popped and poured. Youthful purple core with no bricking. Notes of blackberry, cassis, hints of cherry and spice box. Medium bodied, ripe tannins, quite balanced, good depth and length. Almost elegant for a Napa Cab, I truly enjoyed this.
2014 vintage
Taster #5599 · Apr 9, 2020
90/100
At first sip, I thought it was flawed because the finish was metallic and astringent. After an hour, it became a true Napa Cab but not quite up to par with other Cabs from Stag's Leap district. Overall I found it to be a solid wine but lacking the fruit-driven profile and terrior of most well made wines from that area. Bought as part of a collection; my cost was $40, so I'm glad I didn't pay any more.
2014 vintage
Taster #8571 · Aug 7, 2019
91/100
very nice cab
2014 vintage
Taster #8571 · Jun 26, 2019
91/100
Beautifully balanced...nice fruit...some graphite on the finish that will probably change over the next 60 minutes.
2014 vintage
Taster #9965 · Dec 25, 2018
share with Lindens
2014 vintage
Taster #9724 · Nov 22, 2018
80/100
No depth no body almost a bitter taste. Way over priced. Ordered at Country Club that has an extensive list.
2014 vintage
Taster #4643 · Nov 18, 2018
93/100
Fruit forward, soft finish. Not real big
2014 vintage