2017

Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon The Grand Daddy Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

Tasted 8 June 2019 Napa Valley · Oakville

Almost identical in profile to the Three Kings, but with more plush and somewhat rotund ripe fruit, the Grand Daddy was the most unresolved of the To Kalon offerings. True to its usual form, the Grand Daddy is all about…

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Producer: Carter Cellars
Wine: All vintages
Region: Napa Valley · Oakville
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon
Record: 2017 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon The Grand Daddy Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

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8 February 2019 Barrel samples: 2017 Carter OG, Verdad, Grand Daddy, and Weitz.

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