DeLille - Chaleur Estate Red Yakima Valley 2018 (750ml)

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Producer	DeLille
Country	United States
Region	Washington
Subregion	Yakima Valley
Varietal	Proprietary Red
Vintage	2018
Sku	210000010255
Size	750ml

Inviting, plush and dense, the Chaleur Estate is currently drinking marvelously with its sagebrush and dark currant tones on the mid-palate. Elegant and showing a nice earthy edge, this is simply outstanding to savour in its decadent youth and has more than a decade of life ahead of it.

Drinking Window 2021 - 2035

One of the flagships from this reference point estate, the 2018 Chaleur Estate checks in as 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and the rest Petit Verdot. Solid notes of red and black currants, tobacco, dried flowers, and lead pencil define the bouquet, and it's medium to full-bodied, with a concentrated, balanced texture, building yet ripe tannins, and a great finish. As with all of these 2018s, it's not a blockbuster, but it has a wonderful complexity as well as elegance.

A blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, the 2018 Chaleur Estate begins with a classy and expressive nose offering enticing aromas of dusty black cherry, dark plum, a lush and velvety expression of blackberry reduction, cinnamon-spiced black raspberries and elegant oak tones in the glass. Full-bodied, the round and juicy nature of the wine parades with finesse and precision, displaying flavors of dusty dark red fruit with elements of baked earth, savory herbs and ripe, concentrated fruit tones. The mid-palate sways with finesse and elegance, offering energetic acidity with fine-grained silky tannins, ending with a long, perfectly ripe finish. Persistent flavors of graphite and pencil shavings linger with elements of black cherry skin and bitter dark chocolate over the elongated finish as it uncoils on the aftertaste, marking another fabulous vintage for Chaleur Estate.

Currants, blueberries, chocolate orange, cloves and dried lavender on the nose. It’s medium-to full-bodied with sleek, creamy tannins. Focused and balanced. A little reserved right now. 61% cabernet sauvignon, 27% merlot, 10% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot. Try from 2023.

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