2019 Accendo Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley, CA 750ml

The dynamic aromas of this wine display gorgeous notes of rose, fennel, tar, graphite, earthy loam, dusty cocoa, and bay laurel; as the wine evolves in the glass, the aromas become even more floral and savory. In the mouth, big, bright flavors of this balanced, multi-layered wine enliven the palate, showing structure, density, freshness and nuanced power, and finishing with long, gravelly tannins. Notes from winemaker Nigel Kinsman:
"This classically built Cabernet is slow to reveal itself, but finally shows its core sweetness wound around a mineral structure enhanced by notes of wild chapparal. | Accendo

...similarly deep purple-hued and has a killer nose of creme 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. | 99 points, Jeb Dunnuck for jebdunnuck.com