Chappellet Signature Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

So youthful, with heady violets, pure blue fruit complemented by kirsch, and creme de cassis on the nose, and a balanced freshness nuanced by alluring toasty oak, espresso bean and vanillin. Full-bodied with blackberry, black cherry, spiced plums and plenty of fragrant, classic Pritchard Hill garrigue laced with a kind of cast iron pan minerality. Chocolatey tannins are velvety with a buoyancy and are nicely integrated. 3% Merlot rounds out the blend. It’s worth having several bottles to experience now and over the next few decades. Drinking window: 2024-2050. Score – 96. (Jonathan Cristaldi, decanter.com, May 23, 2024)