Reviews

Fait-Main Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras

Previous notes apply. This was delivering really beautiful black and blue berry fruit flavors right away on PnP. A little softer and more plush than the 2014 Memento Mori LPV SVD served alongside it,…

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!

Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard

This wine laid waste to the 2014 Schrader and 2014 Colesworthy served beside it. The concentration of the Carter slapped the Schraders into absolute orbit, especially on the front end and through the…

Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Colesworthy Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard

This was a bit more elevated than the standard 2015 Schrader LPV served beside it, but this too was a helpless kitten when the tiger 2015 Carter Verdad LPV stepped in and pawed the crap out of the…

Maybach Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Materium

"Holy bottle variation Batman!" I'm not sure what in the holy heck happened here, but this poor lost soul of a wine just couldn't get up to speed amongst the rest of the wines around it kicking tail…

Becklyn Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon

I'll just say this. For $65 bucks, this was the QPR wine of the night. Full of flavor and more concentration than the 2014, this 2015 has everything you'd want in a right-now kind of wine. Bursting…

Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Colesworthy Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard

Better than the 2014 Schrader LPV, but in no way a top performer among the other LPVs served throughout the evening. It was good. It was fine. It was maybe even better than fine. But considering the…

Bacio Divino Cabernet Sauvignon Janzen Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

This was a bit of a tough go for me primarily because I couldn't get past the initial coconut oil and vanilla bean cloak that was masking the fruit. I felt like I was drinking red wine out of a…

Becklyn Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon

Plush, round, flavorful, and pushing out a medium-bodied attack of dark black cherry, purple plum, blackberry, blueberry, cassis, and some spice. Certainly a nice array of flavors jumping around on…

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…

Becklyn Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Moulds Vineyard

When bookended between the 2015 Becklyn NV and the 2015 Becklyn MH, the Mould's Reserve came off slightly thinner and more linear than the other two served right beside it. As a standalone, this wine…

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…

Scarlett Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

More of a black fruit profile when next to the regular 2016 Scarlett bottling, but a little more red-fruited compared to the 2015 Scarlett Reserve. Black raspberry, blackberry, bitter chocolate,…

B Cellars Cabernet Franc Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard

Previous notes apply. An alliterative fun, flavorful, fascinating, and focused phenom. A lot going on here that could still use another year or so to elevate even further. The black cherry and cassis…

Switchback Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

It's been over a year since I last had this wine. Notes of blackberry, black currant, mocha, cedar, black pebbles, fresh vanilla bean, and allspice. A really nice depth of flavor; The attack was full…

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.

Staglin Family Cabernet Sauvignon Booth Bella Oaks

Finished the bottle from multiple Coravin pours over the course of three months. The best showing of this wine, especially when given a couple of hours to air-out in the glass. A darker profile than…

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…

Switchback Ridge Petite Sirah Peterson Family Vineyard

Dark black and purple core fruit, with black raspberry, black currant, black pebbles, railroad tie, and some cedar. Decent grip and some evolution and layering of flavors across the palate from the…

Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon

Finished a bottle that was the victim of a few previous Coravin taps over the past month or so. This was the best showing out of this bottle yet. Allowed some time in the glass to really get some…

Pott Wine Cabernet Sauvignon Le Nouveau Western Star Vineyard

PnP, tasted, and then decanted for about an hour at 54 degrees; small pours from the decanter, which remained in the wine fridge throughout consumption. This seemed to be the most appropriate service…