2018 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Three Kings Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard
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sean7711 Likes this wine:
94 Points
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - Napa 2021 Trip; 5/10/2021-5/13/2021 (Napa Valley, CA): The Clone 7 of the BTKs in the Carter lineup. Clone 337 is the OG and Clone 4 is Grand Daddy.
Dark purple, glycerol, chewy tannins. Dry finish with a touch of mocha. Gf did not enjoy as much (but likely needs more time). Good potential but hold for now.
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Comment posted by Mark1npt:
5/16/2021 12:23:00 PM - I am def holding mine......I'm thinking maybe til this month in '22?
Comment posted by Portland Seth:
5/16/2021 2:54:00 PM - People talk about holding their Bordeauxs for 10-30 years. How long until these will drink optimally in your estimation? I have a mixed case of the '18s with two bottles of each so if I open one too early I do have a backup. I have not yet had the pleasure of tasting any of their wines so I'm flying blind.
Comment posted by sean7711:
5/16/2021 3:23:00 PM - Seth, I typically drink my Carters within 5 years. Not to say they won't age further, but they are just too damn good to not pop the cork on them. Mike definitely makes them to drink well early. I think Mark (among others) have had some experience with waiting 7+ years on these and the wines have been good, but not as explosive as in their youth. That being said, the 2018s seem uptight compared to the right out of the gate goodness of 2015, 2016, and even 2017. I think holding one of these until at least the fall is good guidance here.
Comment posted by Mark1npt:
5/16/2021 7:25:00 PM - Sean, I agree......I did pop a LaBam last week but it needed a quadruple splash decant and then had only about 1 good hour of a drinking window.
Seth, they are way better than 7 months ago on release but they need about 7 more months to really get going I think?