2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon

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Score 96/100 · James Suckling, Jan 2020

This is fantastic, offering blueberries and blackberries, a beautiful mid-palate and refined, fine tannins. Medium to full body. Fresh and clean finish. Hints of tile and earth. Really excellent. Drink or hold.

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96
96/100

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96
96/100

Robert Parker

96
96/100

James Suckling

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97 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 97/100 · Drink 2023-2044, Jeb Dunnuck, Jan 2020

More dark currants, chocolate, gravelly earth, and tobacco notes emerge from the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard. It's deep, full-bodied, balanced, and just a stunning wine in every sense. I suspect it will show even more complexity in 3-4 years and cruise for two decades. This cuvée is a selection (from two blocks in the To Kalon Vineyard) that spent 21 months in just under 90% new French oak.

95+ points
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Score 95+/100 · Drink 2024-2037, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Jan 2020

The 2017 Lithology To Kalon is inky, rich and sumptuous from the very first taste. Blackberry, lavender, crème de cassis, tobacco and new leather start to open up with a bit of time, but the 2017 is showing only hints of its ultimate potential today. Aromatic, powerful and deeply resonant, the 2017 has a lot to offer for those who can wait at least a few years.

94 - 97 points
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Score 94-97/100 · Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Dec 2018

The Cabernet Sauvignon Lithology Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard is once again super-impressive in 2017. Broad, creamy and explosive, with tremendous depth, the 2017 has so much to offer. Crème de cassis, pencil shavings, exotic spice and lavender are some of the many notes that blossom as this towering, statuesque Cabernet shows off its personality.

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Grape Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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