Country: U.S.A.
Region: Napa Valley
Vintage: 2015
Cépage: Cabernet Sauvignon (100%)
Size: 750 ml
Rating(s): 98+ (RP); 98 (JD)
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Coming from the Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, blocks B1, B2 and E2 planted to clone 337, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon RBS has a very deep purple-black color and is a little reticent to begin, offering glimpses at crushed black berries, black cherries and black currants with touches of cedar chest, pencil lead, dark chocolate and dusty earth with a waft of cinnamon stick. Medium to full-bodied and tautly structured with rock-solid, firm, grainy tannins and seamless freshness supporting the muscular fruit, it finishes on a lingering earthy note. Forget this one over the next 4-5 years, and drink it over the next 25+."
Lisa Perrotti-Brown (RP) - 12/17