2012 Chimney Rock Cabernet Sauvignon Arete

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 92.6 points

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  9/26/2021 - gman4commerce Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Amazing every time I open one of these ... 2 hour decant is plenty now -- this wine is ready to go.

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  12/13/2020 - WineCPA wrote: 95 Points

  Drinks beautifully now. Decant or aeration is recommended. Firm tannins. Leather, smoked meat, graphite on the finish. Ripe fruit down the middle. Nicely balanced. Firm tannins thatelliw with being open an hour or two. Drink now-2025.

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  11/16/2020 - jimmythesaint Likes this wine:

  Decanted approximately 4+ hours before consuming. With decant, it may be starting to hit its drinking window but no hurry. Quality bottle of Cab with all the characteristics present.

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  8/23/2020 - gman4commerce Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Tremendous wine - 3 hour opened and 2 hour decant - opened up amazingly each hour - this wine has at least 3 years I think - fruit forward and still complex. Perfect match for a 18 hour slow cooked brisket over oak wood.

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  8/9/2020 - mdkraft99 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Opened, short decant, served with flank steak. Delicious - blackberry, plum, fig, some tobacco, leather, hint of graphite, a little minerality toward the end, smooth tannins, long finish, drinking very nicely.

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