Chappellet, Signature Cabernet Sauvignon Size:6x750ml OK very ripe

OK very ripe

(from a parcel of interplanted vines in a proportion of 60% gamay and 40% pinot)

A tribute to the ripeness and high tartaric acidity of these 2005s is that although well more than half of his lots of Riesling and Pinot Gris underwent malolactic transformation

sweet and sappy flavors that

Chappellet, Signature Cabernet Sauvignon Size:6x750ml OK very ripe77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Petit Verdot, 8% Malbec, 3% Merlot. Harvest 25 September to 30 October. pH 3. 78. Warm and spicy on the nose, the alcohol is a little evident. There is real grip to the palate, chalky tannins bringing definition and structure. Cassis and chocolate come together, this is true Cabernet. The alcohol however lingers on the finish much as on the nose. (TP)