2019 Accendo Cabernet Sauvignon

Accendo's 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is every bit as alluring as it was from 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 off its tremendous charm. Best of all, the 2019 offers quite 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. (AG)

Sourced from six different 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 effort 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.

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is elegant, nuanced and super-polished. In 2019, the Accendo Cabernet is refined, but also very much in reserve. All the elements are wonderfully balanced in a Cabernet that is all class. The tannins are barely perceptible, but they are very much there. I can't wait tot taste this from bottle. Today, it is quite obviously an infant. As always, the Accendo Cabernet is a blend taken from various top sites throughout the valley. This year's blend has a bit less Sleeping Lady and more Ecotone than the 2018.