This is very complex, with blackcurrants, tobacco and cedar. Some sandalwood and terra-cotta, too. Medium-to full-bodied with ultra-fine tannins that are creamy-textured and so long and pure. Attractive and complex. 77% cabernet sauvignon with petit verdot, malbec and merlot. So good now to drink, but will age beautifully. Drink or hold.

COMMENTARY: The 2019 Chappellet Signature Series Cabernet Sauvignon is a classic beauty. TASTING NOTES: This wine excels with aromas and flavors of black fruit, earth, dust, and oak. Enjoy with grilled, well-aged beef. (Tasted: May 22, 2022, San Francisco, CA)

Always a smoking value that readers shouldn't miss, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Signature sports a dense purple color to go with beautiful cassis and blueberry-like fruits as well as bouquet garni, spice, and obvious, rocky mineral-like aromas and flavors. Rich and medium to full-bodied, with notable structure and good acidity, it's going to keep for two decades in cold cellars. It's a candidate for the best Napa Cabernet under $100. Best After 2022

Chappel-let winemaker Phillip Corallo-Titus remarks that the winery's estate vineyard, planted on the dry, rocky soils of Pritchard Hill, was "in its prime in a near-perfect vintage" and we can attest that this flagship wine Is as expressive as ever: Fol lowing inviting scents of roasted coffee and blackberry, anise and cassis coat the mouth before breaking away to reveal blackberry and dark chocolate. Notes of spiced nutmeg and walnut emphasize the deep, seasoned mid-palate of cedar Full-bodied with a suede-like texture, it's sumptuous and gener ous on the finish. with an essence of dried heather.

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Signature is a blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Petit Verdot, 8% Malbec and 3% Merlot. Deep garnet-purple colored, it leaps with open-knit notes of warm cassis and plum preserves, plus hints of tobacco leaf, bouquet garni and cedar chest. The medium to full-bodied palate is firm and crunchy with bags of bright fruit and a grainy texture, finishing lifted.

Packs an alluring, winey feel, with a well of cassis and plum reduction laced with hints of cocoa, tobacco and singed cedar. Picks up a cast iron note on the finish, giving this just a bit of muscle as the fruit plays out.