Schrader Cellars, Napa Valley, GIII Beckstoffer To-Kalon, Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 CJF Selections firm tannins but very drinkable

firm tannins but very drinkable with food

On the palate a gentleness

almost half of which is the aligoté d’orée grape of Bouzeron

and the vineyards date even farther back to the time of the Romans

the climate can be erratic and unpredictable

Schrader Cellars, Napa Valley, GIII Beckstoffer To-Kalon, Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 CJF Selections firm tannins but very drinkableReceived In Original Wooden Mixed Case 97 points Jeb Dunnuck Moving to the 2015s, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard is a thick, unctuous, huge beauty that gives up a deep purple color as well as lots of blueberry, violets, and incense. Its deep, full bodied, beautifully concentrated and has silky tannin, which is the hallmark of the 2015s from Schrader. (12 2017)