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  • Decanting time

    45min
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Knights Valley is the easternmost appellation of Sonoma. Its situation just east of the small Chalk Hill AVA (where Chalk Hill Winery makes fine chardonnays) and the much warmer Alexander Valley AVA, where some great full bodied zinfandels and cabernets are made, makes it even further away from the cooling breezes of the Pacific. Hence the very warm and arid conditions for the vines, which tends to produce thick skinned, well structured full b...

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Written Notes

Medium-intense, brick red colour. Smoky, black fruits and spicy nose. Medium-bodied, vivid, moderately low fruit intensity and smooth tannins. Dry and bit acidic finish. JL 87p (9/2018)

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Origin

California, Napa Valley

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