95 Bonfort’s Wine & Spirits Journal

Big Chief consistently excites and delivers, and the 2022 vintage is no exception. Sourced from Brioso Vineyard on Mount Veeder, this commanding blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, 2% Merlot and 2% Malbec opens with concentrated aromas of blackberry, cassis, dark plum, violet and graphite, layered with cedar, cocoa and warm spice. Twenty-two months in 80% new French oak brings impressive polish and structure to the wine’s powerful mountain fruit. Big, beautiful and still youthful, it carries rm tannins, substantial depth and a long, persistent nish, with many years of development ahead.