2018 Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
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The dense purple/blue-hued 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard has classic To Kalon sexiness in its red, blue, and black fruits as well huge incense, dried flower, spice, and chocolate aromas and flavors. More broad and expansive than the Dr. Crane release, it's full-bodied, rounded, and again, just one sexy expression of this terroir and vintage. Enjoy bottles any time over the coming 20-25 years.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard is quite restrained for this site, a vineyard where wines tend to exhibit a bit more mid-palate richness and overall intensity. In the 2018, To Kalon is expressed more as a wine of energy and tension. Time in the glass brings out a range of classic To Kalon inky fruit along with a good deal of floral and savory nuance. I won't be surprised if the 2018 turns out even better than this note suggests. Time in the glass brings out a good deal of floral brightness, along with redder tonalities of fruit and also a bit of firmness in the tannins.
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard hits the ground running with flamboyant scents of baked black cherries, mulberries and crème de cassis plus suggestions of Chinese five spice, damp soil, mossy tree bark and tobacco with a waft of bay leaves. The palate is decadently dense with a concentrated, full-bodied black fruit core and a frame of very firm, ripe, grainy tannins, finishing long and refreshingly lifted. Classic To Kalon at its best!