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Chalk Hill Clara's Vineyard Red (Chalk Hill)
Chalk Hill · Sonoma · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Chalk Hill · Sonoma
- Appellation
- Chalk Hill, Sonoma, California
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
carne assada · cordeiro · bife grelhado · queijo azul · churrasco · estufado
Rated vintages
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201491 pts
Cabernet Sauvignon comprises 59% of this wine, with 35% Malbec and 6% Petit Verdot blended in for good measure. Together, they offer firm lengthy tannins and a generous presence of body and weight. The darker characteristics of chocolate and blackberry are balanced by crisp red…
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201390 pts
Cabernet Sauvignon meets Malbec and Petit Verdot in this hearty, big-boned red. Dark and stormy, it offers a wealth of juicy black fruit, leather and tobacco wrapped around sizable tannin. Peppery clove and chocolate round out the finish. It will drink best 2018–2023.
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201291 pts
From an estate vineyard, this wine combines 60% Cabernet Sauvignon with 20% Malbec and 20% Petit Verdot. Brick tar, blackberry and smoked meat show first, followed by leather and black pepper. Medium acidity and body weight make way for firm, integrated tannin. If you allow the…
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200986 pts
This shows opulent blackberry and chocolate flavors that are delicious and heady. But it's very high in alcohol, which gives it a burn and a glycerine-like sweetness. It's a Bordeaux blend, with the addition of Syrah.