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2016

Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon La Verdad Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard

Tasted 10 November 2019 California · Napa Valley

Given all of the xenophobic ribbing and hate emails I've been receiving about my recent espionage and shadow surveillance into Bordeaux and other Eurocentric wine regions, I finally succumbed to wino-peer pressure and…

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29 September 2018 In a side-by-side with the 2016 La Bam and a 2015 Fait Main LPV, the 2016 Verdad delivered as one (at least I) would expect... It dominated on all… 25 September 2018 Coravin pour. Previous notes apply, except to note that this round displayed a little heavier on the deeply-pitched red cassis and red licorice… 27 July 2018 Love this wine! Previous notes apply. So focused and deliberate in its delivery of flavors, and also so texturally seductive on the palate. The front… 22 June 2018 Another awesome vintage of this wine, the 2016 stands toe-to-toe with its 2015 older brother. Outrageous purity of fruit, with sweet tannins and…
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