Chappellet: Pritchard Hill 2023

Chappellet: Pritchard Hill 2023

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Cabernet Sauvignon 95%, Petit Verdot 5%
rot, trocken
14,5% Vol.
Trinkreife: 2031–2081
Verpackt in: 3er OHK
voluminös & kräftig
strukturiert
tanninreich
Lobenberg: 100/100
Parker: 98/100
Jane Anson: 100/100
Lisa Perrotti Brown: 100/100
Jeb Dunnuck: 100/100
Decanter: 99/100
Colin Hay: 98+/100
Falstaff: 98/100
USA, Californien, Napa Valley
Allergene: Sulfite
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg über:
Pritchard Hill 2023

100
/100

Der 2023 Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill ist im phänomenalen, kühleren Jahrgang 2023 ein absolut gigantisches Meisterwerk aus dem Napa Valley. Schon im Glas präsentiert er sich in einer tiefdunklen Robe. Die Nase fasziniert mit einer ausdrucksstarken, tiefgründigen Komplexität: Konzentrierte reife Brombeeren, Crème de Cassis und süße Veilchen verschmelzen mit kühleren Bergnoten von wildem Salbei, Thymian, Zeder und frischem Espresso. Am Gaumen zeigt der Wein eine beeindruckende Textur – reich, mundauskleidend und doch von einer bemerkenswerten Rasse und Eleganz getragen. Die Tannine sind perfekt geschliffen und wie flüssige Seide in das dichte Fruchtfleisch eingebunden. Neben saftigen dunklen Beeren und schwarzem Tee zeigen sich feine Noten von Mokka, Graphit und etwas edlem Pfeifentabak. Die perfekten Bedingungen des Jahrgangs 2023 verliehen dem Traubengut extrem lange Reifezeit, was sich in einer makellosen Balance aus konzentrierter Frucht, feiner Säurestruktur und aristokratischer Länge niederschlägt. Der Nachhall hält schier endlos an, getragen von feiner Mineralität und seidiger Hefecreme. Eine brillante Synthese aus kalifornischer Dichte und klassischer Bordeaux-Struktur, grandios!

98
/100

Parker über: Pritchard Hill

Chappellet's 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill ended up being bottled as a 5,000-case blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot. This stunning wine offers up a seamless amalgam of cherries, blueberries and cassis, joined by hints of cedar and vanilla and subtle nuances of dried herbs. Medium- to full-bodied, it's concentrated and rich, with ripe tannins lingering on the long, dusty finish. In 20 years, will this rating seem conservative?

100
/100

Jane Anson über: Pritchard Hill

The flagship wine of Chappellet, this is sleek, deep, powerful, extremely pure and vivid Cabernet hidden power, and again this cut tannic frame that shelters the fruit, a beautiful wine that has this enveloping violet fragrance, and showcases the brilliance of the 2023 vintage. 41ha, Philipe Titus winemaker, David Frankie director.

100
/100

Lisa Perrotti Brown über: Pritchard Hill

The 2023 Pritchard Hill Cabernet Sauvignon, with 5% Petit Verdot in the blend, is deep garnet-purple in color. After a swirl or two, it comes tearing out with bold notes of juicy blackberries and warm cassis, followed by hints of coffee beans, dark chocolate, licorice, and dried Provence herbs. The full-bodied palate is tightly wound with black fruit and spicy layers, supported by firm, grainy tannins and a lively line, finishing on a lingering espresso note.

100
/100

Jeb Dunnuck über: Pritchard Hill

The flagship release here, the 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill sports a saturated purple hue and absolutely heavenly aromatics of crème de cassis, liquid violets, graphite, crushed stone, and a Pauillac-like character that builds with time in the glass. Based on 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot, it's full-bodied, has a deep, concentrated mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, and a great, great finish. This is magical stuff that offers pleasure even today given its purity, balance, and finesse, but I'd be shocked if it didn't keep for 50 years or more. Drink 2025-2075.

99
/100

Decanter über: Pritchard Hill

Now this is one beautiful, full-bodied, full-framed Napa Cabernet from an iconic producer. The wine opens with blue fruit and beautifully fine, expressive French oak notes – perfectly toasted and exuding espresso, dark chocolate, and molasses – before blackberry fruit builds with intensity and segues seamlessly into a ripe, pure-fruited palate. This powerful wine overflows with ripe fruit and lavish Indian and Asian spices, and candied violets, while powerful tannin is perfectly integrated – forming a seamless tapestry of dark berry fruit-and-brown-spice through the finish. Tasted over three days, it just gets better and better. One note of warning: The bottle itself is a little heavy, so instead of recycling it, consider adding it to your free weight collection.

Verkostungsnotiz
98+
/100

Colin Hay über: Pritchard Hill

Patchouli candles. Cordite. Black cherry. A little lilac and lily of the valley, a hint of violet. Saffron. Intense, dense, compact and very finegrained in its tannic presence. So silken and refined, caressing and yet pure and limpid. Superb. The best I’ve tasted from here.

98
/100

Falstaff über: Pritchard Hill

Opulent, dense and powerful bouquet with black berries, cassis, cayenne pepper, menthol, dark chocolate and a touch of espresso in the background. Dense and juicy, with plenty of fine sweet tannin, good structure and fine acidity. Dense, powerful black-fruit character with mulberries, plums, anise and a touch of dark chocolate on the finish. Long.

Mein Winzer

Chappellet

Chappellet auf den kargen Höhen von Pritchard Hill gilt als eine der absolut stilbildenden Ikonen des Napa Valley: Seit 1967 entstehen hier unter biologischer Bewirtschaftung tiefgründige, langlebige Bergweine von aristokratischer Eleganz und majestätischer Bordeaux-Struktur.

Pritchard Hill 2023