2021 Chimney Rock Elevage
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The 2021 Red Blend Elevage is plusher and more forward, yet it shares a similar level of purity and finesse. Black cherries, cassis, spring flowers, chocolate, and a kiss of background minerality all define the aromatics, and this beauty hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, ripe, velvety tannins, and a great finish. It's another sensational wine from this winemaker.
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Jeb Dunnuck
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The 2021 Elevage, a Merlot-based blend, is supple and racy, with soft contours that wrap around a core of black cherry plum, incense, licorice and dried herbs. This juicy red blend is quite approachable.
A blend of 55% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Petit Verdot and 3% Malbec, the 2021 Elevage is slightly pungent, peppery and earthy, backed by notes of cassis, black cherries and dried spices. Medium to full-bodied, it's nicely textured and velvety in feel, with a long, slightly open-knit finish.
The 2021 Elevage is dark, ample and quite expressive right out of the gate. Blue/black fruit, gravel, incense, graphite and menthol power through. This is a pretty big vintage for the Elevage.