2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon
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The last 2014 I tasted is the big-boy that comes from the undeniably first-growth vineyard, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon Vineyard. This is aged in 100% new French oak from clones 4 and 337 of Cabernet Sauvignon. (See Issue 227's detailed reviews of the Schrader Cabernets from this site made from these clones for a better understanding). This wine was scheduled to be bottled in the beginning of February 2017. What can one say? This looks to be potentially perfect wine. It has a dense purple color, an extraordinary nose of white flowers, crème de cassis, licorice, subtle background oak, forest floor and spice. The wine is built like a skyscraper, layering incrementally on the palate and has a 50- to 60-second finish. A killer effort, it will be bottled unfined and unfiltered, so it’s hard to believe it is not going to fetch the magic three-digit score.
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Lastly, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard has incredibly sweet crème de cassis fruit, blueberries, blackberries, licorice and something I had once heard as a hippie on the streets of Tangier in 1971 -- "lots of good somethings." A dense ruby/purple, full-bodied, opulent and another stunning, tour de force from B Cellars. This group is certainly the finest wines I’ve ever tasted from them.