2012 Myriad Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard
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Also straight-up stunning, the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard boasts a Pauillac-like bouquet (Mouton?) of ripe blackcurrant and cassis fruits intermixed with classic lead pencil, cedar box, earthy tobacco, and spice-driven aromas and flavors. It’s beautifully textured, full-bodied, and powerful, yet stays silky, seamless, and weightless on the palate, with present yet sweet tannins. It shows the ripe, opulent style of the vintage, yet again, it has a certain Old World-like vibe that I adore. It’s at the early stages of its drink window and has another two decades or more of longevity.
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Robert Parker
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A full and juicy Cabernet with velvety tannins and an earthy, blue-fruit undertone. Juicy and delicious. Yummy. Flamboyant.
This is an opaque purple wine with notes of incense, charcoal embers, blueberry and blackberry fruit, a touch of subtle background oak and sweet, velvety tannin in a full-bodied, super-rich intense wine that, in short, is utterly delicious! (RP)
The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III is powerful, dense and explosive. All the richness and intensity that is typical of these wines is present, but there is also wonderful complexity and layers of flavor, with plenty of savory, earthy and mineral underpinnings. The move to incorporate five different blocks within Georges III has made a world of difference. This is a super distinctive wine from Mike Smith. It is also one of the few wines in this lineup that needs time for the tannins to soften. (AG)
About the producer
Mike Smith is one of Napa’s leading winemakers, crafting top-scoring wines for the likes of Quivet, PerChance, Kindred and Flora Springs. Myriad Cellars is his personal label, run with his wife Leah.