Wow! Drinking a bit young, if anything. Decanted and enjoyed over an entire evening. Kept opening up, gaining weight and showing beautiful fruit girded by fine grained tannins.
Deep black cherry, cassis and tobacco with a voluptuous nose. Good acidity on the midpalate providing a nice lift to the tannins on a lengthy finish.
The fine grained sediment at the end of the bottle had a couple of small chunks that had a burst of chewy, intense black cherry 🍒 flavor that was off the freakin charts.
Cool stuff 👍🍷
"...Beckstoffer Vineyard No. 4, also known as the Beaulieu IV vineyard, has a rich history. It was purchased by Beaulieu from the Crabb estate in 1940. The vineyard was originally planted by Hamilton Crabb in 1868 and was a portion of the historic original To Kalon Vineyard from the Oakville AVA. This vineyard has produced some of the Napa Valley's best red grapes. For many years, the grapes grown from this vineyard were a major component of the Georges de Latour Private Reserve, until it was purchased by Beckstoffer from Beaulieu Vineyards in 1993 and was renamed the Beckstoffer IV vineyard. The vineyard was replanted after phylloxera by Beckstoffer from 1994 to 1997 to multiple clones of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc with modern trellising and closer vine spacing, the vineyard produces several luxury award winning vineyard designated wines. These vineyard designated Cabernet Sauvignon wines include Schrader Cellars, Paul Hobbs, Tor, Realm and of course, Carter Cellars...."
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