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2016 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon La Verdad Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 27
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JLuch1 Likes this wine: 97 points
October 29, 2023 - While I decanted this a couple hours before consumption, not sure it’s necessary. Perfectly balanced, silky, with tremendous depth and a long finish. The streak of minerality in the mid palate does wonders. Probably the best modern Cabernet I’ve had. I might be underrating this wine as the style isn’t my favorite anymore.
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bsumoba Likes this wine: 98 points
April 14, 2023 - Pop all that you got because this one is in its window! Highly perfumed right at PnP. Napa fruit at its finest with cassis, blackberry and dark cherry notes. No tertiary to speak of, but there is a minerality and sort of slate profile on the mid palate. This is no heat seeking missile anymore as it has shed its most of its alcohol fat and has become a bit more integrated and balanced. Not sure how this can get any better and to be honest, I am afraid of letting this go any further for fear of losing that Carter style. 98 for me, but I could see many others giving a higher score that than mine.
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atilathehun wrote: 94 points
April 23, 2022 - Nice but what detracts It’s just too hot
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Badmonkey wrote: 94 points
March 6, 2021 - Get together with some friends. Dark ruby fruit - currants, blackberry, and dark cherry. Smooth mid-palate with solid depth/concentration - medium plus body. Nice rich flavors of dark berries, cassis, some spice/licorice, and a mineral/graphite component. Decent finish but not overly long nor deep and a little tart/tannic. Popped/poured but drank out of a decanter for a couple hours. Improved a little with time but never fully came around - in particular with the finish that needs to soften/open-up further. I believe this wine is in somewhat of an awkward stage and needs time. 100% cab.
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greg@newsomehh.com Likes this wine: 96 points
November 19, 2020 - Crazy good, drank right out of bottle, delicious
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Carter Cellars
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation La Verdad
- Vineyard Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 2 (0%)
- In Cellars 298 (69%)
- Consumed 129 (30%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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