Accendo - Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 (750ml)
Price: $359.99
| Producer | Accendo |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Sku | 61929 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Accendo Cellars is the Araujo Family’s wine brand, made by two generations working together with their longstanding team to honor the wine making and family heritage of Napa Valley.
“The blend at Accendo Cellars is the most crucial part of the entire project. We’re blending more than just our wines—we are blending two generations, two winemakers, and different family grape growers throughout Napa Valley.” – Jaime Araujo
Wine Spectator: 96 Points
A beauty, with lush, velvety and seductive waves of creamed plum, blackberry reduction and warmed fig compote notes, seamlessly inlaid with singed alder, loam and humus details. Shows a flicker of menthol at the very end as everything melds together. A big wine, without any of the telltale hiccups of the vintage. Best from 2022 through 2040.
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon sashays out of the glass with nonchalant notions of chocolate-covered cherries, mulberries, warm plums and boysenberries with hints of lavender, underbrush and fragrant soil plus a waft of cedar chest. Medium to full-bodied, the palate reveals wonderful vitality with loads of perfumed black fruit and a sturdy, grainy frame, finishing with a little spiciness coming through.
Vinous: 95 Points
The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the unqualified successes of the year. Rich and boisterous in the glass, this wine possesses tremendous depth and fruit intensity. Bottled just two months ago, the 2017 is still very closed, and will also probably always have quite a bit of tannic heft, but it also has more than enough fruit to develop well for many years to come. Cedar, mint, tobacco and licorice add striking aromatic intensity to the super-ripe red fruit of this potent, deeply expressive Cabernet.
