2013 Beckstoffer The Debate Cabernet Sauvignon To Kalon Vineyard
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A rich and opulent red with blueberry, black currant and licorice aromas that follow through to a full body, firm and chewy tannins and a medium finish. Full-throttle but shows tension and zest.
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The ever-humorous and clever Jean Hoefliger says about the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon, “It has the complexity and depth of Sigmund Freud and the integrity of Abraham Lincoln.” Perhaps my tasting notes can’t say it much better than that. It’s a prodigious Cabernet Sauvignon with notes of charcoal embers integrated with blueberry, blackberry and cassis, some lead pencil shavings, unsmoked cigar tobacco, and a massive, full-bodied mouthfeel with incredible purity, structure and intensity. Forget it for 4-5 years and drink it over the following 30+. Tel. (707) 204-0934; www.thedebatewine.com
The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon To Kalon is the deepest and most powerful of these wines. Blueberry jam, raisins, sweet oak and big, astringent tannins are impossible to miss.