2007 Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Signature

 On November 16 – with a score of 94 – Chappellet’s 2006 Signature Cabernet garnered the # 6 spot in Wine Spectator’s coveted Top 100 of 2009. We took delivery of our first few cases of Chappellet’s new 2007 vintage a week or so prior. This might normally be something on which to keep a casual eye, but when you consider the stellar 2007 California enjoyed – a climatic juggernaut Robert Parker described as “a textbook growing season” – the 2007’s potential to eclipse the award-winning 2006 vintage is significant.  

Perfect harmony on the palate, lush and velvety with soft tannins, followed by a long, smooth finish, the ‘07 Signature Cab is a full-structured wine with a huge upside for cellaring. Though quite impressive at such an early stage, it’s expected to build over the next ten years with the potential to carry past 2020. 

This is a huge opportunity. Reasonably priced and as yet unscored by major reviewers, this is your chance to get a jump on a wine that will likely muscle its way into the top 5 of Wine Spectator’s 2010 Top 100. Cellar a few while supplies are ample and the price is right. Next fall, while your friends are scrambling for the remaining 2007s, just smile, pop a bottle and tell them: “I told you so.” 

We recently received another shipment and have 4 or so cases on hand.  Call or email me direct to secure some before it’s gone. 727-722-9108 or shawn@b-21.com 

~Shawn Reynolds, B-21 California Correspondent