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2008 Charles Smith K Vintners El Jefe

RP95! Net Price, Limited.

Wine Advocate #196

Aug 2011 Jay Miller 95 Drink: 2014 - 2020 $70 (60)

Also sourced from Cayuse, the 2008 El Jefe En Chamberlin is made up of 80% Tempranillo and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Earthy minerals, black cherries, tapenade, truffle, violets, and blackberry set the stage for a loaded, complex, powerful offering that offers a drinking window extending from 2014 to 2020+.

I met up with Charles at his new wine bar in Walla Walla before we drove out to the winery in his 1949 Cadillac, a picture of which is on the web-site (not the deluxe model like my grandfather used to drive). It is always a highlight of my annual trip to Washington because in addition to the tasting, you get a performance but, after all is said and done, when it comes to making wine, Charles Smith is all business. He knows where the vineyards are, he believes in amazingly low yields, and in the winery he is a non-interventionist. All of the following wines were made with native ferments and were bottled without fining or filtration.

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