Reviews · Oakville 2012 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon The Grand Daddy Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard 5 notes Most recent 13 January 2018 ProducerCarter Cellars WineAll vintages RegionNapa Valley · Oakville GrapesCabernet Sauvignon Tasting history Every note on this bottle 13 January 2018 Aaaaagh! Mother-lovin' holy dammit all! Horribly corked right out of the gate. On initial "pop" (or rather, "puuhf"), the cedar and vinegar smell… 10 December 2017 Previous notes apply. Three hours of air in the decanter helped immensely. Excellent bottle of juice. Ideally, worth waiting a year or two. 95-96+… 22 September 2017 Nine months since my last bottle. I think this needs even more time in bottle (2020). PnP has a decent amount of alcohol to blow off; it took about… 27 December 2016 Same as my previous notes last summer. A solid bottle of wine and just what I would expect from a Carter BTK. This bottle was a bit tight and… 1 July 2016 This was a great showing in my opinion. PnP was just slightly reserved, but it didn't take long for those plush and forward BTK purple, red, and blue… Vertically Other vintages All vintages → 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2010