93pts Jeb Dunnuck

A killer wine and great value, the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Signature reveals tons of cassis and darker, almost blue fruits intermixed with sappy spring flowers, crushed stone, and lead pencil nuances. Based on 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot, 7% Malbec, and 2% Merlot, it's balanced and medium to full-bodied, with beautiful tannins.

93pts Wilfred Wong of Wine

I bought wines in the mid-1970s for my family's Ashbury Market in San Francisco when I first discovered Chappellet. This winery was among the first of the new wave of artisanal California producers to emerge. That was the 1971 vintage, and my customers were thrilled to buy and enjoy it. The 2022 Signature Cabernet Sauvignon is a top-notch effort. This handsome wine offers aromas and flavors of ripe blackberries, hints of earth, and a shading of oak. It should be perfect with a grilled, well-marbled ribeye.

92pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Well-priced for the quality, Chappellet's 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Signature serves up bold aromas of mocha, cassis and black cherries. In the mouth, it's full-bodied and packed with flavor, nicely concentrated and framed by supple tannins. It's not overripe—a real risk this vintage—but does have a pronounced mocha note on the lingering finish.

90pts Vinous

The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Signature is plush, deep and explosive, with notable textural richness and resonance. This is promising.

Tasting Notes

Beautifully dark, complex and concentrated, this wine offers luxurious aromas of blackcurrant, dark cherry and plum, layered with hints of cedar, mountain sage, aged tobacco, thyme and toasted oak. The structure is seamless and silky, with a glowing richness that permeates the palate, adding depth and generosity to flavors of black cherry, currant, chocolate and espresso bean, with notions of fresh herbs and barrel spice providing a lovely counterpoint throughout the long, resonating finish. 

About the Wine

The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon has been our foundational wine for well over three decades. It is a benchmark for the long-lived hillside wines of the Napa Valley, full of structure and aging potential, yet seductively forward in its varietal character. The dry, rocky soils of Pritchard Hill produce small, intensely flavorful grapes. Crop thinning allows for full, even ripening and further elevates flavor complexity.

Blend: 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot, 7% Malbec, 2% Merlot