Schrader, Napa Valley, RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Barbaresco Great length and focus

Great length and focus

“We were able to just keep waiting on this site

Benjamin had worked alongside his father in the vineyards and cellar and had very much absorbed his perfectionist attitudes and practices

cedar and graphite are lifted by an intense note of violet

leaving sexy floral pastille and spicecake notes behind on the strikingly long finish

Schrader, Napa Valley, RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Barbaresco Great length and focus96 points Vinous The 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard comes across as dark, plush and inviting, but with greater inner focus and minerality than some of the other wines here. Graphite, smoke, tar and licorice are some of the notes that wrap around the intense, juicy finish. I especially admire the way the RBS grows in the glass as it turns more explosive over time, yet never loses its more refined shades of expression. The RBS