Schrader Cellars, Napa Valley, "Old Sparky", Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (1.5L) OWC black raspberries and plums with

black raspberries and plums with hints of chocolate and minerality in the flavor

Finish is drying out too but still excellent

ample Syrah

The fruit was super clean and quite ripe so there was no need for chaptalization

Only 356 of these absolute beauties were filled

Schrader Cellars, Napa Valley, "Old Sparky", Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (1.5L) OWC black raspberries and plums withIn 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,