Accendo Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon – 2019 (750ml)

99 Points, Jeb Dunnuck

“The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is similarly deep purple-hued and has a killer nose of cr me de cassis, spicy wood tobacco leaf, and graphite. It too is rich, full-bodied, and concentrated, with that classic 2019 broad, expansive, sexy mouthfeel to go with plenty of velvety tannins on the finish. It will evolve for at least two decades.” – Jeb Dunnuck, December 26, 2023

98+ Points, Wine Advocate

Sourced from six dierent Napa Valley vineyards and a blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and 6% Petit Verdot, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon from Accendo is a dark, cassis-laden eort tinged with violets and black tea. Full-bodied, rich, velvety and tannic, it shows lovely harmony and structure, ample but not overdone concentration and tremendous length and elegance. Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate, September 2022

98 Points, Vinous

Accendos 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is every bit as alluring as it was from the barrel. Plush and sensual, with no hard edges, the 2019 possesses magnificent balance from start to finish Dark-fleshed fruit, spice, leather, tobacco and menthol build as this sumptuous, racy Cabernet shows o its tremendous charm. Best of all, the 2019 oers a bit of immediacy. I would choose to drink it ahead of some of the more structured recent vintages. As always, the Accendo Cabernet is a blend of several top sites in Napa Valley. Antonio Galloni, Vinous, February 2023

98 Points, Decanter

Tasted with Bart Araujo at Wheeler Farms, the ‘Rolls Royce of custom crush facilities’, as described by Accendo winemaker Nigel Kinsman. Bart and wife Daphne established Wheeler Farms after selling their Araujo Estate (now Eisele Vineyard) to the Artemis Group. Grapes are sourced from Vine Hill Ranch, Sleeping Lady in Rutherford, Eco Tone (a former Abreu property), and a site on Diamond Mountain formerly known as Reverie. Generous blackberry fruit aromas are tinged with wild herbs and heady cedar spices. Broad and expansive on the palate with saturated dark fruit, cassis, graphite and wild herbs. Rustic, elongated tannins glide to a savoury finish. Jonathan Cristaldi, Decanter, June 2022