Chappellet 2017 Mountain Cuvee Red, Napa-Sonoma, Magnum 1.5L

Magnum 1.5L

Chappellet Vineyards in the Pritchard Hill region of Napa Valley is legendary for its outstanding Cab-based wines and their Mountain Cuvee is their affordable red blend made to be drunk while waiting for the big boys to come around. This 2017 uses grapes from the Chappellet estate as well as other prime vineyards in Napa and Sonoma. It's a Bordeaux style  blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 8% Malbec, 6% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc the result is a complex array of aromas and flavors that deliver pure pleasure in a glass.


Best Buy and 91 points from Wine & Spirits Magazine who said "Phillip Corallo-Titus blends this wine from estate-grown fruit and purchased grapes, including cabernet sauvignon (55 percent), merlot (28 percent), malbec, petit verdot and cabernet franc. It has blue-sky flavors of ripe berries, with a little thunder of volatility in the tannins. Give it plenty of time in a decanter and the storms settle into an elegant, open and airy red, the fruit finely embedded into the tannins."