Varietals: 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot and 2% Merlot
95 Points Wine Enthusiast
This powerful wine is destined for a long life and increasing complexity. Made from selected vineyard blocks in three estate vineyards, it goes deep in black cherries, blueberries and blackberries that are amply spiced with wood smoke, cinnamon and espresso notes backed by full, fine-grained tannins. Best from 2028.
95 Points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Ceanda comes all from St. Helena. Aged 20 months in 75% new oak, it has a pure, layered, balanced, and full-bodied style as well as textbook notes of darker currants, tobacco leaf, new leather, and chocolate. Its oak is beautifully integrated, and again, the purity of fruit is remarkable. Drink it over the coming 15-20 years.
Winemaker Notes
Deeply saturated in color, the 2019 Ceanda Cabernet Sauvignon immediately charms with a bouquet of black currants, cassis, cocoa powder and violets. This full-bodied wine seamlessly weaves around the palate with layers of anise, fresh coffee grounds, black cherries and pops of violets. Concentrated and rich but never losing its freshness, look for plushness from its predominantly Cabernet blend and intriguing savory notes from the Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. All of these textures and flavors culminate on a high note before gracefully transitioning into a sweepingly long finish. Plenty of intensity and supreme age ability but with an earlier approachability than the single vineyard Estate wines. Quite simply, delicious.
Blend: 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot, 2% Merlot
