Schrader Cellars CCS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, USA 2021

Description

Fred Schrader founded Schrader Cellars in 1998 with a goal of making the best Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon possible. Drawing from his fine art background and the knowledge that pedigree sustains throughout the process, Fred knew that to create the finest wines, he had to begin with the finest grapes. As true today as it was when Fred started Schrader Cellars, the brand's benchmark wines are made from grapes grown exclusively on Napa Valley's most prestigious and historic vineyard estates. Since then, Schrader Cellars has gained renown for its incredible vineyard sourcing (Beckstoffer To Kalon, Las Piedras, and Georges III) and remarkably gifted winemaker, Thomas Brown. Since its inception, Schrader has achieved a total of thirty-five 100-point scores from the likes of The Wine Advocate, Wine Spectator, Jeb Dunnuck, and James Suckling.

Wine Spectator 97

This is a stunner, with a wave of head-turning flavors of plum reduction, black currant preserves and acai berry paste that expands as it moves along, offering just enough of an apple wood frame to give this red form. On the back end, there's a myriad of apple wood, licorice snap, violet, iris and menthol accents that flourish amid the fruit, adding remarkable range and detail. It's hard to lay off now, this is so generous, but this isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Drink now through 2045. 400 cases made.