Schrader Cellars, Napa Valley, "Old Sparky", Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (1.5L) Southern Rhone with expressive raspberry and blueberry

with expressive raspberry and blueberry flavors

which is surprising given its Howell Mountain origins

This is my favorite wine

well-balanced and represent clearly the underlying terroir

Schrader Cellars, Napa Valley, "Old Sparky", Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (1.5L) Southern Rhone with expressive raspberry and blueberryIn 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,