Finish is drying out too but still excellent
Do your best to hide bottles for 4-5 years
4% Cabernet Franc
the vins moelleux from this historic estate are said to age well for 50 to 100 years
The fruit was super clean and quite ripe so there was no need for chaptalization
Schrader Cellars, Napa Valley, "Old Sparky", Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (1.5L) OWC Finish is drying out tooIn Original Wooden Case, one wooden case missing inner staves 100 points Jeb Dunnuck My notes on the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Old Sparky Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard started with 'Wow, what a nose' and finished with a few expletives. Based largely on the T6 Cabernet Sauvignon from To Kolan, with smaller amounts of the RBS, CCS, and Schrader, its a massive wine by any measure yet carries everything perfectly, with perfumed notes of crme de cassis,