Reviews

The Debate Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

Much better than the 2012 Debate Crane I had recently, this 2013 had a somewhat older-school hybrid profile that displayed both cedar-laced red fruit and some dark black soil characteristics. Much…

Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Three Kings Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

Red and black fruit, with some grippy earth and rock notes. Subtle dark spice helped to deepen the overall profile even further. The front of the attack started out more red-fruited, but it then…

Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon The Grand Daddy Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

Similar to the 2013 Carter GD except that this 2015 version was a little more medium-bodied and fruitier than its older brother. Purity of fruit is beautifully delineated, with easy-going waves of…

Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon The Grand Daddy Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

A point up from last year, this Grand Daddy was my favorite of the three Carter BTKs tried in this flight, showing even more focus and complexity than the 2015 GD and 2015 Three Kings served…

Becklyn Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper

Much like the 2015 Becklyn NV, the MH had the slightest bit more of elevated concentration and power, but otherwise displayed a comparable flavor-filled hodgepodge of awesome blue, red, and black…

Purlieu Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper

The 2015 Purlieu had a notable concentration and depth of flavor. Dark berry fruit, black cherry, cassis, dark mulch, fresh soil, and hints of scorched earth. A great push and grip as well. A far…

Purlieu Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper

The front-loaded attack of dark blue and blackberry and scorched, mulch-driven fruit washed over the palate with a plush rush of intensity. What initially seemed like a wondrous attack of broodingly…

Bevan Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Tench Vineyard

Black fruit, with black currant, spice, vanilla bean, caramel oak, and some river rock. A smooth operator of a wine, with Russell's signature soft edges on the attack, making for a silky mouthfeel…

Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon The O.G. Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

Ok. So know this about the 2016 Carter OG. This friggin' wine is some next level sh** right here!

Purlieu Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

Day 2: Some remaining wine from yesterday (about 1/4 of a .750 bottle) was poured into a small bottle, filled to the top, capped, and stored at 54 degrees for 24 hours.

Purlieu Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

Similar to my notes on 9/9/2017. Beautifully pure and sexy black core fruit. Scorched earth, fresh vanilla bean, fresh asphalt, incense, clove, black tar heroin (kinda like an adult tootsie roll…

Maybach Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Materium

These adorable little .375s make it too easy to grab-and-go with one when you're headed to a restaurant and want a crazy ace up your sleeve during dinner. This wine is bringing all sorts of fun with…

Bevan Cellars Merlot Alexis' Cuvée Showket Vineyards

Previous notes apply. Everyone at the table was surprised this was a Merlot with a decade of age on it. Drank great as a PnP and maintained its beautiful profile over the course of a couple of hours.…

Bevan Cellars Merlot Alexis' Cuvée Showket Vineyards

Same as my previous notes from September 2017. For a wine that's progressed a decade from vintage, and as a domestic Merlot...aaanndd a Bevan Merlot to boot...I am shocked at how youthful, powerful,…

Purlieu Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper

Previous notes apply. This particular bottle was opened the day before, gassed, then reopened today. Showed much more potential to reach some elevated richness and concentration with exposure to air.…

TOR Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

PnP with notes of black cherry, red and black currant, dried cranberry, black tea, incense, spice box, and cedar. A bit of heat rushed up initially, which took about 20 minutes to dissipate.

Morlet Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Cour de Vallée

At Mr. Jiu's in SF.

Rudd Oakville Estate Proprietary Red

All of my other previous specific tasting notes on this wine apply, except that this go-around, it seemed a bit more angular and rustic, with the cedar and alcohol elements really showing up more so…

Cliff Lede Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

Turning coal into a diamond is about all this wine is good for at the moment. Tight as all getup, kicking out alcohol, bitter earth notes, and unripe blackberries. Why this and the other reds…

Maybach Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Materium

We killed another .375 to see if it would perform any different than the previous night. It was a bit of a futile effort, as the Vice Versa wines dominated and wouldn't let any other wine stand in…

Vice Versa Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

My previous notes from 10/3/2017 still apply. Wonderfull black, Oakville soil-driven core fruit; black raspberry, black and red currant, clove, espresso, black soil, and scorched earth. As noted…

B Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

Barrel sample. Blasts of dark and jammy black core fruit, spice, and earth. Chewy tannins, with a boozy, jammy attack that washes over the palate like a Mavericks crashing wave of wild, soil-driven…

B Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper Vineyard

Barrel sample. Gobs of Bootsy Collins funkafied fruit, interwoven with a meaty, gamey core of blackberry cobbler, blackberry and raspberry liqueur, cherry syrup, absinthe salami, smoked BBQ ribs,…

B Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Ehrlich Vineyard

Definitely a tick or two more advanced than the Blend 26 tasted just before it, the Ehrlich displayed some nice black and blue/red core fruit that held up through the mid-palate and into the finish.…

B Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

For a wine that was just bottled a week ago, this showed a nice sophistication and beautiful, seamless delivery of flavor across the palate. Deep, but not exceptionally so just yet, this BTK had a…