2012 Schrader Cellars Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA (750 ml) Macon and vanilla bean leap out

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The first sip delivers all the freshness and strength so typical of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label with a symphony of fruit following (pear

the 2021 Abstract brings forth opening aromas of muddled blue and blackberries with a frame of dark chocolate brownie and seasoned leather

along with a hint of baking spices

2012 Schrader Cellars Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA (750 ml) Macon and vanilla bean leap outTASTING NOTES: "Nearly as prodigious is the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon Vineyard, which is Clone 4 and Clone 6 blended together from the Beckstoffer to Kalon Vineyard, this is the highest in alcohol of the 2012s at 14. 6%. It was aged in a combination of 50% new Darnajou and 50% new Taransaud barrels. This wine is one of the tighter, more backward of the 2012s, with more structure, tannin, muscle, a masculine personality, oodles of