Winery - Chimney Rock
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A little rough in texture, and with plenty of tannins, this Cab nonetheless satisfies with lots of ripe blackberry and cherry flavors. It’s totally dry. Calls for powerful steaks and chops.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Vanilla and cream, cocoa, and herbs really jazz up the medium-berry nose. Dark sweet fruit in the mouth, with some earth and cedar for substance. Bitter chocolate and espresso add backbone to the medium-length finish. Good and balanced, and not bad for current consumption.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Quite black, with an espresso-like streak from start to finish. The plum and earth aromas and flavors are wrapped in a high toast envelope here. So dark it’s almost hard to read, and at times it seems a bit heavy; but in the end it is likable, with burnt sugar and crème brûlée on the finish. Drink from 2004 until 2012.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This Bordeaux-style blend is complex, mingling cherry, blackberry and cassis fruit with notes of violets, dried spices and black olives. It’s full-bodied and supple, with rich, fine tannins that taper off gently on the finish. Drink now–2015.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Chimney Rock continues a successful string of vintages with this powerful ’05. It’s a distinguished wine that calls to mind the description of Stags Leap Cabernet as an iron fist in a velvet glove. Rich and full-bodied, it has lush flavors of black currants and smoky new oak. Easy to find, with 28,000 cases produced. Drink now through 2012.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris is all barrel-fermented—the trick is that only 30% of the barrels are wood, the rest are stainless steel. The result is a complex, multifaceted Sauvignon that’s meant to pay homage to white Graves. Subtle toasted nut and vanilla shadings frame melon and peach fruit, while the mouthfeel is creamy and rich, balanced by a bit of grapefruity tang on the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Expensive, yes, but this is a wine of very high quality. The Cabernet Sauvignon shines through, showing enormous black currant flavor, and then there are the wonderfully ripe, smooth tannins that make the wine glide like velvet. It seems to be best now, but should hold for some years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A white Bordeaux-style wine based on Sauvignon Blanc, it shows upfront citrusy flavors of pineapples and limes, enriched with the vanilla and smoke of oak. Could be a little drier and more complex, but pretty good.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Has those textbook Napa tannins, soft and luxurious but complex, and a pretty edge of fine oak, but can’t quite overcome a hollowness in the middle. The first flavor of cassis leads to high expectations, but the finish turns thin and tannic.
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