2015 Alpha Omega Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard
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The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer - Georges III is sensual, ripe and alluring, with no hard edges and terrific overall balance. To be sure, the natural intensity of the year is very much in evidence, but the Georges III has a creaminess and overall feel that is quite appealing. Another year or two in bottle should help the wine come together a bit more, but the 2015 is delicious, even at this early stage.
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A big step up over the 2014, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard comes from another Rutherford site. It offers a killer bouquet of cassis, black cherry and blueberry fruits intermixed with notions of graphite, wet stone, spring flowers and cedar. Boasting fabulous purity, impeccable balance, integrated acidity and full-bodied richness, it’s a sensational Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon that’s going to keep for 20-30 years. Along with consultant Michel Rolland, winemaker Jean Hoefliger has produced an incredible number of killer wines in 2014 and 2015. If you’re interested in learning about all the various sites throughout the Valley, this is a good place to start.
The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III gives a deep garnet-purple color and slightly shy nose to begin, soon opening out to a multilayered bouquet of forest floor, dusty earth and crushed rock notions over a core of blackberry preserves, baked plums and chocolate-covered cherries with wafts of bay leaves and menthol. The elegant, medium to full-bodied palate struts fantastic poise even at this youthful stage, with firm, exquisitely fine, pixelated tannins, lovely freshness and incredible length that reveals great depth.