Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Signature 2017 (75cl, 14.5%)

Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Signature 2017 is a Napa Valley Cabernet blend from Pritchard Hill, bottled at 14.5% ABV. It blends 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot and 8% Malbec from the estate's hillside vineyards, where dry, rocky soils and crop thinning yield concentrated berries. Under winemaker Phillip Corallo-Titus, fruit from up to 40 vineyard blocks and nine Cabernet clones is fermented and aged separately before blending. Aromas include ripe black cherry, cassis, espresso, dark chocolate and cigar box, with cinnamon and clove. The palate is lush with mulberry, blackcurrant, baking chocolate, pomegranate and blood orange, with melting tannins. The finish is long, with cedar, anise, nutmeg, menthol and garrigue.