Elizabeth Rose Chockablock 2020
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2020 vintage marks the 6th vintage of this beautiful wine that started as a Merlot dominant red wine blend. This vintage offers incredibly perfumed aromas of rose, violet, strawberry, red cherry, black plum, and hints of white pepper, vanilla, chocolate, and coffee. On the palate, beautiful balance, medium body texture with firm fine-grained tannins resulting in an extraordinary mouthfeel. In addition, it displays an outstanding long finish with bright acidity.
Blend: 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 15% Malbec
Elizabeth Rose wines represent affordable elegance, made possible by the fact that our family has owned vineyards in Napa Valley for over 100 years. Named after fifth generation family member Kendall Elizabeth Hoxsey-Onysko, Andrew Hoxsey’s eldest daughter, Elizabeth Rose was launched on Kendall’s 21stbirthday when Andrew made a special barrel of Rosé just for the occasion. Today, Elizabeth Rose wines are made by Kendall’s husband, Winemaker Jeff Onysko. Sourced from our organically-farmed vineyards in Oakville and Yountville, including our Block House Vineyard, Elizabeth Rose Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Chockablock Red Blend are a value to be enjoyed any day of the week.
Elizabeth Rose is part of the Ghost Block Estate Wines portfolio owned by the Pelissa family- 5 generations of grape-growing in the Napa Valley. You can find these wines in Napa Valley, located at their tasting room in Oakville at Napa Wine Company.
Undoubtedly proving its merit over and over, Napa Valley is a now a leading force in the world of prestigious red wine regions. Though Cabernet Sauvignon dominates Napa Valley, other red varieties certainly thrive here. Important but often overlooked include Merlot and other Bordeaux varieties well-regarded on their own as well as for their blending capacities. Very old vine Zinfandel represents an important historical stronghold for the region and Pinot noir is produced in the cooler southern parts, close to the San Pablo Bay.
Perfectly situated running north to south, the valley acts as a corridor, pulling cool, moist air up from the San Pablo Bay in the evenings during the hot days of the growing season, which leads to even and slow grape ripening. Furthermore the valley claims over 100 soil variations including layers of volcanic, gravel, sand and silt—a combination excellent for world-class red wine production.