2021 Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon Colesworthy Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard
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The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard Colesworthy is a five-barrel selection, bottled all in magnum, like Old Sparky. Mint, cedar, and peppery spice bring complexity to the wine's dark-fruit aromas, while the full-bodied palate is firm and tannic, in need of cellaring time. Intensely concentrated, with a long, silky (but tannic) finish, this is a beauty.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate
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The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard Colesworthy is a wine that absolutely blew me away, and it's unquestionably one of the legendary wines in the vintage. A barrel selection released only in magnum, this deep purple-hued beauty offers an incredible array of black and blue fruits, smoked tobacco, graphite, and chalky minerality that changes every time you come back to the glass. It's full-bodied, concentrated, and has the vintage s purity and precision, with ripe, ultra-fine tannins and incredible length on the finish. My raw note has more than a few expletives, and this is one of those wines that needs to be tasted to be believed. It might be one of the finest Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons I've ever tasted. While it's an incredible tasting experience today, this needs a decade of bottle age and should evolve for 2-3 decades if well stored. Hats off to the sheer genius of winemaker Thomas Brown.
About the producer
Schrader Cellars is one of Napa’s cult names. It focuses on pairing specific clones with the perfect site to produce the ultimate expression of Napa Cabernet. The results regularly receive the very highest scores from critics, with 19 100-point scores from the Wine Advocate to date.