Chapel Hill - The Chosen

2011 Chapel Hill The Chosen Gorge Block Cabernet Sauvignon G 89 Deep crimson. Complex blackberry, lanolin, salted liquorice aromas with leafy notes. Well concentrated and complex wine with developed blackberry, tobacco leaf, saline, chinotto waxy notes, hint of crème brûlée/ vanilla, fine leafy/bitter tannins and fresh mineral acidity. Finishes leafy firm. More shade than light but still holding up well. Needs decanting. Drink now–2028, 14.5% 2010 Chapel Hill The Chosen Gorge Block Cabernet Sauvignon G 96 Deep crimson. Fresh blackcurrant, praline, hint black olive aromas with attractive vanilla/roasted chestnut notes. Well balanced and classically structured with plentiful inky blackcurrant, dark chocolate flavours, fine grainy/cedary tannins, superb mid-palate richness and well-integrated acidity. Finishes cedary/grippy firm with inky/graphite/bittersweet notes. Lovely complexity, richness of flavour and torque. Drink now– 2034, 14.5% alc 2009 Chapel Hill The Chosen Gorge Block Cabernet Sauvignon G 93 Deep crimson. Well-developed blackberry mocha tobacco aromas with roasted walnut notes. Generous dark berry, espresso flavours, some tobacco notes, fine persistent grippy tannins, underlying roasted walnut/chocolaty notes and fresh long acidity. A firm muscular finish with abundant dark berry fruits/chinotto notes. Voluminous and sturdy, powerful and layered tannins. Drink now–2032, 14.5% alc

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