Inspire Napa Valley Friday night rainy and cold dinner at Chappellet vineyard....good time had by all and just had to drink more wine to ignore the weather😁. Pouring the following wines.
2017 Bryant
2017 Bettina
2019 Continuum
2019 Chappellet
2019 Brand — 2 years ago
Dry, acidic, flavorful, goes well with food — 3 years ago
Very pleasant drinking Barbera. Medium bodied, light tannin, nicely weighted fruit; cassis, berries. — 4 months ago
Ruby in color with a wide reddish/ brick rim.
Nice nose and medium plus in body.
Dry on the palate with medium plus acidity.
Showing red and black fruits with light wood, tobacco leaf, herbs, peppercorn, pencil lead, dark coffee, dark chocolates and earth.
Long finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 7 year old Sangiovese from Montepulciano is elegant and robust. Feels big, yet not in your face kind of wine.
Well balanced with nice complexity and mouthfeel. The high alcohol is well integrated.
This Single Vineyard will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.
100% Sangiovese grapes were aged in large Croatian oak barrels for 2 years. A small production of only 4,000 bottles.
15% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$90. — 7 months ago
With Bettina for her 75th birthday, very very good — 3 years ago
Man, this is a powerhouse. Can’t believe it had 14 year so far age because it still packs a punch, and is very dense and tannic. Leather, cigar box, cherry compote. Very interesting that they don’t harvest til mid-November, probably explains the concentration! — 5 months ago
1st night in Mexico City, dinner at
Cafe Toscano Polanco, with Marco, Bettina, Ariana, Fatos, Julia, Fouad, Tom, Natalie, and my baby, Marjaneh. — 3 years ago
This is sensational. The nose is suppressata, oregano, and sun dried tomato. The mouth is fuller bodied perfect balance of cherries, fresh acidity, and smooth tannin. Love this producer. — 5 years ago
Gene Bodemer
It's very deep and dense in color and has beautiful aromatics. Shows power and grace at the same time. Very Margaux like. It needs another five years at a minimum.. Could go another ten easily. — 4 months ago