2018 Chimney Rock Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 7
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Pure cassis, spice box, dried flowers, leather, and tobacco notes emerge from the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 7, a beautifully complex, medium to full-bodied Cabernet that shows a classic Stags Leap character. With ripe, building tannins, a seamless, elegant texture, and again, just remarkable purity, drink this brilliant Cabernet over the coming 15-20 years.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 7 is a sensual, enveloping wine. Silky tannins wrap around a core of blackberry jam, grilled herbs, cedar, leather and tobacco as this sumptuous, resonant Cabernet shows off its considerable allure.
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 7 waltzes out of the glass with flamboyant scents of kirsch, red currant jelly, boysenberries, cassis and raspberry leaves with suggestions of fallen leaves and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers a sturdy frame of ripe, grainy tannins and a lively line of freshness, finishing with a peppery kick.
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 7 is dark, sumptuous and wonderfully inviting. Super-ripe black cherry, plum, chocolate, spice, menthol, licorice and espresso all run through this unctuous, flamboyant Cabernet Sauvignon from Chimney Rock.