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Tasting notes
Score 92/100 · Drink 2021-2036, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Dec 2018

The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard is racy, silky and perfumed, with plenty of the lift that gives the wines from this St. Helena site so much of their distinctive character. Sweet red cherry and raspberry jam, wild flowers, mocha, spice and white chocolate open up in the glass. Open-knit, silky and radiant, with striking lushness, the 2015 will drink well pretty much upon release.

Critic scores

Critic scores
98
98/100

Average Score

98
98/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate

98
98/100

Jeb Dunnuck

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98 points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
Score 98/100 · Drink 2020-2050, Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, Oct 2018

Made up of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the deep purple-black colored 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard opens with seriously earthy notions of tilled black soil, mossy tree bark, morels and wet pebbles over a black-fruited core of cassis, freshly crushed blackberries and warm plums plus touches of unsmoked cigars and fallen leaves. Full-bodied and packed to the gills with complex mineral, earth and black fruit layers, it has a rock-solid structure of firm, ripe, fine-grained tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long with a provocative spiciness coming through.

98 points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
Score 98/100 · Drink 2020-2050, Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, Oct 2018

Made up of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the deep purple-black colored 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard opens with seriously earthy notions of tilled black soil, mossy tree bark, morels and wet pebbles over a black-fruited core of cassis, freshly crushed blackberries and warm plums plus touches of unsmoked cigars and fallen leaves. Full-bodied and packed to the gills with complex mineral, earth and black fruit layers, it has a rock-solid structure of firm, ripe, fine-grained tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long with a provocative spiciness coming through.

98 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 98/100 · Jeb Dunnuck, Jul 2018

Another blockbuster, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard is certainly up with the crème de la crème from the region. From an incredible vineyard just outside the town of St. Helena that was replanted in 1998, and made entirely from clone 337 aged in 90% new French oak, it offers a sensational bouquet of blackcurrants, tobacco leaf, damp earth, and chocolate that develops beautifully with time in the glass. It's a rich, powerful wine that never seems over the top and has perfect balance, polished tannin, and a great, great finish. This is a sensational Napa Cabernet Sauvignon that's dead ringer for a great vintage of La Mission Haut Brion! It needs bottle age, but don't miss this beauty.

About the producer

Myriad Cellars 1:1
Myriad Cellars

Mike Smith is one of Napa’s leading winemakers, crafting top-scoring wines for the likes of Quivet, PerChance, Kindred and Flora Springs. Myriad Cellars is his personal label, run with his wife Leah.

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Product details

Grape Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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