2021 Nicolas Allen Carte Blanche Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper Vineyard

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Score 97/100 · Drink 2023-2043, Jeb Dunnuck, Dec 2023

Winemaker Helen Keplinger came here in 2014 and has consistently been making beautiful wines. The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper Vineyard offers a pretty, medium to full-bodied, more elegant style as well as a terrific array of red, blue, and black fruits supported by floral and violet notes. It has perfectly integrated background oak, fine, polished tannins, and a great finish. It's incredibly impressive, and while it already has some appeal, it's going to evolve for 20 years in cold cellars.

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97/100

Jeb Dunnuck

97
97+/100

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Score 97+/100 · Drink 2026-2036, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Dec 2023

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper is a total dream. Sumptuous and racy with notes of blackberry jam, cloves, menthol, licorice and chocolate. The blend of three blocks and three clones (4, 144 and 337) is so complementary. The 2021 is magnificent. An archetype of modern Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2021 is super elegant, polished and refined from start to finish. What a knockout.

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Red

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Dry

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