Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Sam's Cuvée

This is big, rich and plush with loads of fruit, oak and caressing tannins. Beautiful floral notes on the nose. Drink over the next 15 years. Delcious now! 95+

Deep purple at the core with a bright ruby rim. The nose has waves of blueberry and black cherry fruit meshed with earthy cedar, graphite, and subtle vanilla bean. The palate is round, full-bodied, and plush yet remains focused. Juicy black plum and black cherry fruit dominate early, then the mid-palate lights up with cinnamon, clove, and dark cocoa notes. The finish is long, layered, and mineral — wet stone and iron — silky tannins that promise many years ahead. …

This '22 Pritchard Hill Cabernet Sauvignon was shared at our wine tasting at Chappellet on top of Pritchard Hill. A huge thanks for the Chappellet team for the property and vineyard tour - great to see such a well-known Estate up close and hear the story. Tasting notes milk cocoa nibs, iron ore, and bramble fruits, red cherry, black fruits, and mint. This definitely is the prettiest and most finessey of the 22s, especially on the nose. It falls a …

This '22 'Pritchard Hill' Estate Vineyard from Chappellet was served at the Napa Valley Vintner event in Fort Worth Texas. All of my tasting notes will have more limited descriptors as a lot of the time spent at the tables was spent talking/catching up. I will include some vintage nuances at the bottom of each note. Tasting notes of ripe black fruits, graphite, slatey minerality, violets, florals, milk cocoa nibs. I think this needs time to settle out as some …