Vice Versa Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard
Tasted 8 June 2019
Napa Valley · St. Helena
A really beautiful showing, with so much youth and vibrancy coming out of this wine despite its dark, black, gothic profile overall. Earthy rock and signature LPV minerality dominates over the core fruit at this stage,…
Berry liqueur, red and black raspberry and cherry, licorice, and hints of earth, this vintage of Crane has hallmark Vice Versa power, but is downshifted a bit compared to other vintages. There is a…
It’s been five years since I’ve last cracked open one of these bottles. Holy bazoonga; this is a lightening strike of a wine right now! In its current state, the 2019 TK is in SpaceX mode, with a…
The 2014 M7 had been the only vintage of M7 I had not tasted until now. This particular bottle showed a relatively sweet and rich profile, with perhaps less delineation of flavor than more recent…