2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras
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From a site not far from Dr. Crane yet with slightly shallower, rockier soils, the 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard spent 20 months in 76% new barrels. Currants, crème de cassis, new saddle leather, and freshly sharpened pencil notes are just some of the nuances here, and it's full-bodied, with a layered, mineral-laced mouthfeel, satin-like tannins, and a gorgeous finish. If the Dr. Crane is Pessac-like, this is certainly more Médoc-like in its graphite and mineral driven style. Give bottles 4-6 years if you can, as it's another 40- to 50-year wine. Drink 2029-2075.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard is a potent, bombastic wine. Inky dark red fruit, lavender, rose petal and gravel add to the wine's somber, virile intensity. The cold, late-ripening season amplified the wine's naturally searing structure and overall intensity. Complex and dynamic, the Piedras has a ton to offer.
About the producer
Paul Hobbs is one of California wine’s biggest names. Twice named Wine Personality of the Year by Robert Parker, he joined Robert Mondavi in 1977, worked at Opus One and Simi before setting up his eponymous winery in 1991.