Chappellet Pritchard Hill Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
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Category | Red Wine |
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Brand | Chappellet |
Origin | California, Napa Valley |
Alcohol/vol | 14.8% |
Jeb Dunnuck
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The flagship 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill is based on 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot. Dense purple-hued, with incredible aromatics of black and blue fruits, camphor, liquid violets, tobacco, and graphite, it has a remarkable sense of opulence in its aromas and flavors and delivers full-bodied richness, a massive mid-palate, building tannins, and a thrilling finish. It reminds me of an improved 2013. This heavenly Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon will evolve for 30-40 years in cold cellars and is another absolutely sensational wine from this estate. Don't miss it.
Vinous
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The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill is another huge, brooding wine in this range. Today, the tannins are searing in their intensity. It's hard to know if the fruit will ever emerge here. The 2021 is massively tannic and forbidding at this stage.