2019 Seven Apart Expedition
Producer: Seven Apart
Region: Napa Valley, CA
Country: USA
Grapes: 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 3% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot
Vintage: 2019
ABV: 15.2%
Vivino: 4.7
Drink By: 2040
Occasional Wine Note: OMG!!! What a special wine. Andy Erickson of Screaming Eagle fame has done it again. This is about as good as Napa cab gets in our opinion. Big, bold, and powerful, this wine checks every box. We would put this wine up against the world's best.
Wine Advocate
Critic Score: 98
Opaque purple-black in color, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Expedition erupts from the glass with explosive scents of boysenberry preserves, blueberry pie and Black Forest cake, plus suggestions of molten chocolate, licorice, tar and violets, with a waft of sandalwood. The full-bodied palate is full-on rich and decadent, exuding layer upon layer of opulent black and blue fruit preserves with bags of exotic spice accents and a long, fragrant finish. Pure hedonism. It is tantalizingly delicious right now, but give it 3-4 years in bottle to blow off that puppy fat, and drink it over the next 25 years+.
Somm Journal
Critic Score: 98
Big, bold tarry notes take on a mellower toasted marshmallow and dark chocolate for a breathtaking adventure of flavor and texture. Black fruit melts across the mouth. Well-built from inside-out, a core of minerality is surrounded by fig preserves, dried violets, and a blackberry intensity. Tannins are pronounced, with a savory slide of satin meatiness. This wine is certainly on another level.