2016 Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon "Old Sparky" Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 95.3 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Fake Drinker's profile
  • Report Issue

  6/7/2022 - Fake Drinker Likes this wine: 100 Points

  Perfection. Best Cabernet Sauvignon for this vintage.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View rkww's profile
  • Report Issue

  7/4/2021 - rkww Likes this wine:

  No rating, as five-year-old Schrader magnums are clearly WAY too young to evaluate fairly. But hey, it's hot vax summer! That deserves a celebration! Besides, TRB's 2013 and 2014 BTKs were pretty impressive around this age. Unfortunately, the 2016 didn't show quite as well. It's a bit shut down right now, with a muted nose and a disjointed palate experience dominated by syrupy, boozy glycerol. That said, there's plenty to look forward to: a Mack truck's worth of blackberry and crème de cassis buttressed by brown spices, lavender, and laurel, all riding on ample, plush tannins that will undoubtedly offer a long, pleasing finish to every sip. Hopefully, they'll also provide a longer life in bottle than I'd usually expect for wines made in this ripe a style. Give the 2016 Old Sparky at least 3-5 years to come together and drink through 2036-2046.

  3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1)

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.