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Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon The G.T.O Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

5 vintages · 7 notes · Carter Cellars · Napa Valley · Oakville

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2017 1 note Composed and alluringly poised when mirrored to its 2017 counterparts, the GTO lets you know it is showing up to the ball with a touch of class. Less… 2016 3 notes If the OG is a perfect wine, then the GTO is a perfect-er wine. Previous notes apply. 2015 1 note Perfect, quality fruit, beautiful concentration, extraordinary depth the likes of which I haven't had in a wine, and a finish that went on for 60++… 2013 1 note A big wine, with redder fruit than I recall, but with a sophistication and focus that is most notable. A great wine, though I was actually a little… 2012 1 note DAY 1: PnP was tight and restrained, with notes of black and red currant, black cherry, spice, and alcohol. Took about four hours in the decanter to…