Memento Mori Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard
Tasted 8 June 2019
Napa Valley · St. Helena
Barrel sample. The first sip of this barrel sample immediately commands respect and careful attention. Blackberry, black cherry, plum, char, and faint violets. A very refined and focused Crane in its current state,…
A gobstopper of lush fruit, plush fruit, gushing fruit, and ripe fruit, the Memento Mori VHR is a lot of. fruit. Luckily there are soil elements that provide focus and direction here, but there is no…
Balanced and smooth, especially for such a young pup. Super fruity, in fact, one of the fruitiest renditions from this site that I can remember. Notes of mixed berry basket, boysenberry, licorice,…
More tropical and round than previous bottles, this Sauvignon Blanc has quickly progressed and is on the downslope now. This was a bottle I shoulda killed last summer. Drain 'em if ya got 'em.