2016 Carter Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard The Grand Daddy

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Score 97/100 · Drink 2023-2053, Jeb Dunnuck, May 2023

As always, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard The Grand Daddy comes from a parcel of Clone 4 Cabernet Sauvignon. It has a pretty, pure, full-bodied, balanced profile as well as beautiful aromatics of ripe plums, cassis, spice, and flowery incense. The tannins are perfectly ripe, and it has a great finish, with no hard edges. This fabulous To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon will evolve for another three decades.

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Critic scores
97
97/100

Average Score

97
97/100

Jeb Dunnuck

95
95/100

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

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95 points
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Score 95/100 · Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Dec 2018

A big, structured wine, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard The Grand Daddy is going to need a number of years to come into its own, as the tannins are forbidding. Iron, smoke, savory herb, tobacco and leather are backed up by beams of supporting structure. This backward, reticent Cabernet Sauvignon will require patience. (AG) 95+

98 points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
Score 98/100 · Drink 2022-2051, Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, Oct 2018

Very deep purple-black in color, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard The Grand Daddy comes charging out of the glass with gregarious scents of blackberry pie, warm cassis, black raspberries and Black Forest cake plus hints of camphor, cigar box, pencil lead and incense. Full-bodied, super intense and opulently fruited in the mouth, it delivers a powerful black fruit core with a firm yet plush frame and very long, multilayered finish.

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Carter Cellars
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