When the Terlatos first became involved with the estate, they recognized that to make unique wines of exceptional quality, the estate's world-class vineyards would require a winemaking facility of equal caliber. Accordingly, in 2002, they dedicated significant resources toward building a state-of-the-art winery. This new winemaking facility offers our winemaking team the ability to ferment each and every vineyard block separately, while also conducting small-lot experiments to fine-tune and further express the true spirit of the Chimney Rock estate. The accompanying climate-controlled barrel rooms allow for long-term aging of Chimney Rock wines in French oak barrels at the ideal temperature and humidity.
What starts in the vineyard comes to fruition in the winery. Winemaker Elizabeth Vianna is deeply cognizant and intimately familiar with the estate's vineyards and she fully captures the estate's unique terroir through meticulous vineyard management and careful, artistically minimal winemaking principles. This "non-interventionist" style of winemaking allows the winemaker to fully utilize that which this wonderful and unique Stags Leap soil is capable of delivering. The end result offers wines that are pristine and authentic in terms of varietal character, accompanied by a velvety taste in the mouth and astounding softness, balance, and cohesion.
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Wine Advocate 92 "The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is deep garnet-purple colored and features a wonderfully vibrant nose of red and black cherries, blackberries and blackcurrants with
Wine Advocate 91 "Chimney Rock's 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon is a very pleasing, up-front wine graced with expressive varietal fruit, relatively soft tannin and an accessible personality.
Wine Enthusiast 92 " It would be easy to dismiss this as just another Napa fruit-oak bomb, except that the lusciousness is accompanied by a fine
Wine Enthusiast 94 "This is Chimney Rock's best Stags Leap Cabernet since the 2005, and continues a string of successful vintages. Dry and smooth and silky
Wine & Spirits 90 "There's a bright cherry ping in the center of this wine, surrounded if not completely hidden within the tannin's fine-ground espresso roast
Wine Spectator 90 "Smooth and generous, an open-knit style with rich currant, plum and black cherry fruit that’s well-centered. The tannins are fleshy and elegant, leading
"This vintage produced a wine that simply dances on your palate. Delicate and ambrosial--this is classic Elevage. Color: Deep purple color Nose: Luscious blackberries, a
Wine Spectator 92 "An explosively rich and complex wine that reveals a ripe, vibrant, zesty core of wild berry and blackberry fruit, with pretty hazelnut and
"Lively is the first word that comes to mind. Mouth-watering juiciness at the front palate are followed by a palate coating middle. Tannins -- velvety
Robert Parker 91 Chimney Rocks 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon is a very pleasing, up-front wine graced with expressive varietal fruit, relatively soft tannin and an accessible personality.
" The color is a light straw, and the aromas are of pear, citrus, with a slight floral scent. It is full bodied with crisp
Wine Advocate 93 "The 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon opens with enticing scents of raspberry jam, sweet herbs and spices. There is a centeredness and a poise to the
" Rich garnet red. The fruit aromas range from bright cherry to notes of blueberry and black currant. There are intricate hints of vanilla, violets
Wine Enthusiast 94 "Chewy tannins surround an elegant, structured wine, classic in red cassis, licorice and woody herbs. Powerful, it retains balance from start to
Wine Enthusiast 91 "This youthfully full-bodied, grippy wine has juicy cassis and a leathery texture at its core, with dried herb and cedar playing at its
Inky purple red. Aromas of black currant, licorice, along with hints of clove and vanilla. This wine is silky smooth, with a deeply structured backbone
Wine Enthusiast 93 "This is a robust mineral-laden wine—a true representation of the substantial appellation, so good at offering power and complexity. Quiet layers of toasted
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