Schrader Cellars, Napa Valley, "Old Sparky", Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 (1.5L) Pinot Noir It has a terrific array

It has a terrific array of cassis and caramelized cherry fruits intermixed with notes of flowers and tobacco

liquid rock-like minerality

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Still dark and brooding

The 2012 Thorevilos is flamboyant

Schrader Cellars, Napa Valley, "Old Sparky", Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 (1.5L) Pinot Noir It has a terrific array100 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Another compelling, perfect wine is the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon Vineyard Old Sparky. This is Clone 4 and Clone 6, as well as Clone 337, blended together from the Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, aged in 100% new Darnajou barrels. For whatever reason, this wine seems to show more chocolate, espresso roast, barbecue smoke, dense blackberry and blueberry fruit and enormous body with not a touch