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2016

B Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard

Tasted 8 February 2018 Napa Valley · St. Helena

Barrel sample. Of course the wine that was likely my top favorite in the whole B Cellars lineup has to be the blue-footed unicorn that is impossible to acquire...this '16 LPV was simply stunning. Layer upon effusive…

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28 March 2019 Followed over three separate days - divided (March 18, 21, and 28) via Coravin and finally open-air on the final day. The initial Coravin pours were… 29 November 2018 Up there with the B Cellars BTK and Crane Cabernet Sauvignon, the Las Piedras delivers with gorgeous black fruit, signature black asphalt, charcoal,…
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