2016 Beckstoffer The Debate Cabernet Franc Beckstoffer To Kalon

Made of 100% Cabernet Franc, the deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Cabernet Franc Beckstoffer To Kalon comes sashaying out of the glass with drop-dead gorgeous potpourri, lilacs and cinnamon stick scents over a core of kirsch, warm red currants and blackberry preserves plus a waft of forest floor. Full-bodied with a rock-solid frame of ripe, grainy tannins, it completely fills the mouth with energetic red and black berry layers plus bold freshness, finishing very long and very minerally. 80 cases were made.

The Cabernet Franc from this site can be magical, and the 2016 Cabernet Franc To Kalon delivers the goods. An incredible perfume of violets, lavender, incense, and black cherry and blackberry fruits give way to a powerful, layered, deep, yet weightless expression of Cabernet Franc. Made from 100% Cabernet Franc that spent 23 months in 70% new French oak, it has remarkable sweetness of fruit, awesome purity, and a layered, multi-dimensional mouthfeel that needs to be tasted to be believed. Give bottles just a few years in the cellar, and it should evolve gracefully for 15-20 years.

The 2016 Cabernet Franc Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard is fascinating to taste next to the Francs from Sleeping Lady and Stagecoach. The To Kalon Franc is especially savory, with plenty of herb, leather, smoke, chocolate and tobacco nuances intermingled with a core of dark fruit.