Founded in 1980, Chimney Rock was designed to produce artisan wines of "first-growth" structure, style and taste. Chimney Rock's red wines are estate grown on a 75-acre parcel at the southern end of the Stags Leap District, a geographically unique pocket of land one mile wide and just three miles long. Winemaker Doug Fletcher maximizes the potential of this appellation using the "Fletcher Lyre" trellising system, pioneered at Chimney Rock. The benefit is longer ripening, which results in small, intensely flavored berries with deeper skin pigments and richer, riper flavors.

"Smooth and generous . . . with rich currant, plum and black cherry fruit that's well centered." (WS 90)
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