Accendo Cellars
Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc
Napa Valley, California, USA
Soft and well balanced bright melon creamy and elegant. Perfect balance and acidity
Soft and well balanced bright melon creamy and elegant. Perfect balance and acidity
Aug 22nd, 2018
Bart and Daphne Araujo sold their eponymous Estate and its jewel, the Eisele Vineyard, to François Pinault of Château Latour five years ago. The offer from Pinault “came out of the blue,” according to Bart, but it was one the Araujos couldn’t refuse. Not being ready to retire, work started immediately on their next project, Accendo.
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The focus at Accendo (pronounced “akkendo” and meaning: to kindle, illuminate, inflame, arouse) is almost clichéd if not on trend for a new Napa project - restraint and reverence to the wines of the 1960s and 70s. Sourced from vineyards in St. Helena and Oakville, they produce Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. The team includes Françoise Peschon, Michel Rolland, and Steve Matthiasson, as well as the Araujo’s children Jaime and Greg.
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Extraordinarily mineral driven. My first thought was this is what Napa SB would taste like if it was made by Weingut Keller, mouthwatering, layered minerality with lime and citrus blossom accents. Yasss!
Bart and Daphne Araujo sold their eponymous Estate and its jewel, the Eisele Vineyard, to François Pinault of Château Latour five years ago. The offer from Pinault “came out of the blue,” according to Bart, but it was one the Araujos couldn’t refuse. Not being ready to retire, work started immediately on their next project, Accendo.
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The focus at Accendo (pronounced “akkendo” and meaning: to kindle, illuminate, inflame, arouse) is almost clichéd if not on trend for a new Napa project - restraint and reverence to the wines of the 1960s and 70s. Sourced from vineyards in St. Helena and Oakville, they produce Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. The team includes Françoise Peschon, Michel Rolland, and Steve Matthiasson, as well as the Araujo’s children Jaime and Greg.
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Extraordinarily mineral driven. My first thought was this is what Napa SB would taste like if it was made by Weingut Keller, mouthwatering, layered minerality with lime and citrus blossom accents. Yasss!
This has acquired a (barrel-aged?) richness. Crème-brûlée grapefruit.
This has acquired a (barrel-aged?) richness. Crème-brûlée grapefruit.
Dec 25th, 2022
That’s for sure the best Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc I have had in years. Absolutely would buy more.
That’s for sure the best Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc I have had in years. Absolutely would buy more.
Nov 8th, 2018Restrained and a lovely prelude of what’s to come...
Restrained and a lovely prelude of what’s to come...
Oct 11th, 2018Beautifully integrated, textural Sauvignon.
Beautifully integrated, textural Sauvignon.
Apr 30th, 2018
