2016 Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Signature

Decanter

• By Karen MacNeil
  Collectible California Cabernet, 8/13/2019, (See more on Decanter...)

  (Chappellet, Signature Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, USA, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.

JebDunnuck.com

• By Jeb Dunnuck
  North Coast Part 1: Napa Valley's Incredible 2016s, 1/31/2019, (See more on JebDunnuck.com...)

  (Chappellet Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Signature Red) Login and sign up and see review text.

• By Antonio Galloni
  Napa Valley’s Extraordinary 2016 Cabernets (Dec 2018), 12/1/2018, (See more on Vinous...)

  (Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Signature Napa Valley Red) Login and sign up and see review text.

JamesSuckling.com

• By James Suckling
  10/14/2018, (See more on JamesSuckling.com...)

  (Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, Red, United States) Login and sign up and see review text.

Full Pull

• By Paul Zitarelli
  Full Pull California Love, 4/11/2019

  (Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Signature) Hello friends. Today we have a survey of our neighbor two doors down, featuring one terrific up-and-comer working with extremely old fruit – Bedrock – and one classic of the genre: Chappellet. Chappellet is located here, on the flanks of Pritchard Hill as it runs down to Lake Hennessey (here’s a pic of this breathtaking spot), as it has been since 1967, more than half a century ago, when Donn Chappellet first recognized the potential of this terroir for Cabernet Sauvignon. Donn passed away in 2016, so this is a milestone vintage for the winery. Donn’s son Cyril, who moved to a home in the vineyards at the age of ten, leads the operation currently, with Phillip Corallo-Titus at the winemaking helm, as he has been since 1990. This is a beautiful expression of mountain-grown Napa Cab; one that, according to folks at the winery, has "a LOT" of Pritchard Hill fruit (the same that goes into the $250 bottling) along with fruit from Stage Coach, Broken Rock, and Sugarloaf Vineyards. It's a total Cali classic, full of rich fruit and dusty earth. Jeb Dunnuck: Copyrighted material withheld. Wine Advocate: Copyrighted material withheld. We also have access to a miniscule number of bottles of three successive vintages of Chappellet’s crown jewel.