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2015

B Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard

Tasted 3 December 2018 Napa Valley · St. Helena

Well slap me silly with a stack of 80's skin flicks on videocassette... This wine didn't suck in any way, shape, or form, with B Cellars proving again that LPV can be both unctuously sexy as well as focused and precise.…

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27 January 2019 Previous notes apply. Still TRYING to hold off popping these, as I truly believe a year or so will bring it into a perfect focus, but it is… 18 May 2018 DAY 2: A little less than 1/4 of the previous juice was bottled in a small sample bottle, filled to the top, and sealed for the next day. Much more… 17 May 2018 So I've had some breathtaking and otherworldly wines within the last week; and a number of them were from one of my favorite sites in the Valley. Who…
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B Cellars Cabernet Franc Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard

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Still a hotbox of massive fruit and booze. The berry fruit is unctuous, powerful, and unfurled. The flex on this is all iron fist right now, laying a beat down to the palate; after a few sips it was…

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Napa Valley · St. Helena

Prepare for straight-up heat and sweet if opening now. In a very awkward place at the moment. Standby to standby for a while; keep this cobbler cocktail horizontal. Signs of promise, but not until…

Reviewed 17 December 2020
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