Chimney Rock

The Chimney Rock Chardonnay is a well-balanced wine offering ripe apple flavors and excellent palate textures; fresh and lively, this is a superb effort of elegance.

As an estate dedicated to the production of Bordeaux varieties, we revere the Sauvignon Blanc grape; sourced exclusively from our estate vineyard dedicated to white Bordeaux varietals.

One of the top iconic wines of Napa, well extracted, well oaked, deep, concentrated, a wine built to age

Chimney Rock 09 Cabernet is supple and harmonious; offering ripe black plum, wild berry and cedar notes, complex spices and touches of black licorice, nutmeg and sweet oak on the finish.

91 PTS WINE ADVOCATE. The very pleasing, up-front, '08 Chimney Rock SLD Cabernet Sauvignon is graced with expressive varietal fruit; relatively soft tannins; nice balance; understated finish.

90 PTS WINE & SPIRITS. The '06 Chimney Rock Cabernet has a bright cherry ping in the center; tannin is simple and delicious, a long, black line to connect it with braised short ribs.

90 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '05 Chimney Rock Stags Leap District Cabernet is elegant and supple, showing herb, tobacco and tea-laced currant and black cherry flavors; complex and well-proportioned.

92 PTS WINE SPECTATOR The 01 Chimney Rock RSV is an explosively rich and complex wine that reveals a ripe, vibrant, zesty core of wild berry and blackberry fruit;pretty hazelnut and pine shadings.

92 PTS WINE & SPIRITS. The young '03 Chimney Rock Reserve Cabernet feels supple and sexy, with finesse to the tannin that places it firmly in Stags Leap; will need a lot of time to develop.

92 PTS CONNOISSEURS' GUIDE. The '04 Chimney Rock Stags Leap Cabernet sports ripe cherry, currant and sweet loam aromas with nary a hint of excess; winsome flavors are polished, precise and inviting.

Dense and rich, with deep berry flavors and herbal accents.

88 PTS ROBERT PARKER, JR. The '02 Chimney Rock Stags Leap Cabernet might be called Margaux-like; exhibits an attractive perfume of black currants, earth, and flowers; sweet tannin; accessible style.

92 PTS WINE SPECTATOR The 1999 Chimney Rock Reserve Cabernet is smooth, ripe and generous, with layers of rich, juicy currant, blackberry, plum, and raspberry jam. Well focused and complex finish.

92 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '97 Chimney Rock Reserve Cabernet is beautifully orchestrated, ripe, elegant and polished, with lots of currant, black cherrry, plum and anise; smooth, polished tannins.

Check out this fine Sauvignon Blanc; crisp & firm with well focused pear, vanilla and grapefruit aromas; smooth & silky on the palate with a solid core of pea, lemongrass and melon flavors.

Cherry and oak create a substantial mouthfeel, with an unexpected bright acidity. Floral and sage aromas waft from the glass.