2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard

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Score 99/100 · Drink 2023-2052, Jeb Dunnuck, Jan 2021

A textbook expression of this site, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard boasts a deep purple/plum color to go with a darker, earthy bouquet of blackcurrants, smoked tobacco, chocolate, and graphite. This carries to a full-bodied, deep, powerful wine that packs serious richness and depth while staying light and graceful, with a beautiful sense of elegance and purity. It's a magical Cabernet from this vineyard that's going to benefit from 2-4 years of bottle age and keep for 25+ years or more. Hats off to winemaker Julien Fayard!

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98
98/100

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99
99/100

Jeb Dunnuck

97
97/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate

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97 points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
Score 97/100 · Drink 2022-2048, Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, Dec 2020

The deep garnet-purple colored, 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon George III Vineyard offers up flamboyant notes of blackcurrant pastilles, blueberry preserves and chocolate-covered cherries with suggestions of stewed plums, eucalyptus, fertile loam and tapenade with a waft of cedar. Full-bodied, concentrated and opulently styled in the mouth, the palate is packed with black fruit preserves, framed by firm, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and spicy,

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