Went for an out of the box wine pairing for a chill Friday in.
Decided to pair this with Mission burritos. Unorthodox pairing, but it worked! The tannins here had mellowed out and this wasn't overly concentrated to the point of overwhelming the food. Plus, there's still lots of fruit to hold up to the spice.
Last went to Chimney Rock more than a year ago and while I enjoyed their wines, I found them to be way too young and too tight to fully enjoy.
This was my first experience with Chimney Rock with real age and this was in a much better place.
Not super tight on first pour, but an hour decant opened this up nicely.
Dark cherry, blackberry, dark plum, plum skins were the first notes I picked up.
Also, a good amount of dark chocolate, cinnamon, cloves, elaichi (cardamom), and vanilla.
Maybe some slight floral notes too?
In a great place now. Can likely go on a lot longer, but this is one of the better 2013 Napa wines I've had recently.
92 points.
by rnjbond