Less candied than the 2015 GIII but just as spouting and party-rocking, the To Kalon is saved from the Vegas cocktail world by way of a nice injection of Oakville soil and darker-fruited blackberry and black raspberry flavors. Otherwise, the red fruit spends most of the time taking a front seat and doing everything it can to spark the flavor hound sensors of the palate. Vanilla and cedar come to the party, shortening the finish a bit. Still working some things out. Hit this up in a few years in hopes it sheds some of the vanillin booze and develops some additional nuance.
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10/27/2023 - beau11 wrote: 96 Points
Rich cassis and blueberry. The wine has years to go with ample fruit.
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6/10/2022 - csimm wrote: 92 Points
2016 Myriad Elysian, 2016 Myriad Empyrean, 2015 Schrader To Kalon, 2015 Schrader GIII
Less candied than the 2015 GIII but just as spouting and party-rocking, the To Kalon is saved from the Vegas cocktail world by way of a nice injection of Oakville soil and darker-fruited blackberry and black raspberry flavors. Otherwise, the red fruit spends most of the time taking a front seat and doing everything it can to spark the flavor hound sensors of the palate. Vanilla and cedar come to the party, shortening the finish a bit. Still working some things out. Hit this up in a few years in hopes it sheds some of the vanillin booze and develops some additional nuance.
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4/11/2021 - LiteItOnFire Likes this wine: 93 Points
No notes. Decant for a few hours tasted along the way. Nice wine, beautiful cassis, minerals but a bit too sweet and a very short finish.
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