Earlier this year on their 50th Anniversary, the Chappellet family opened a few of the last remaining bottles of their 1969 Cabernet, and its intoxicating aroma and fragile beauty were show stopping. Situated on the...
Earlier this year on their 50th Anniversary, the Chappellet family opened a few of the last remaining bottles of their 1969 Cabernet, and its intoxicating aroma and fragile beauty were show stopping. Situated on the rolling mountain slopes of Pritchard Hill, the Chappellet vineyards always yield Cabernets of intense personality. They are dark, savory, sexy wines redolent of tobacco, old leather, sandalwood, woodsmoke, and exotic spices. And although they are powerful structurally, winemaker Phillip Corallo-Titus is a master of coaxing out a certain plushness. Needless to say, the wine is a steal.
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