2013 Alpha Omega Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard
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Always coming across like a Napa version of a Pessac-Léognan because of the wet pebbles, smoky barbecue and stony notes, which give it a striking minerality, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard exhibits more blueberry, black raspberry and licorice. It again offers full-bodied, super-concentrated flavors that are pure, stunningly intense, and a total hedonistic and intellectual turn-on. This wine also needs 3-4 years of cellaring and should keep for up to three decades.
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Racy and voluptuous in the glass, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane is another wine that is showing very well today. A host of dark fleshed red fruits, flowers and spices are pushed forward, all with the soft contours that are so typical of this site in St. Helena. There is a lot to like in this bold, sumptuous Cabernet Sauvignon.
The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane wraps around the palate with raspberry jam, spices, new leather, flowers and French oak. This is a distinctly soft, textured wine for the year, but nevertheless, there is plenty of the signature Dr. Crane raciness and floral intensity. Soft, silky tannins support the creamy finish.