2016 Quivet Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard
Community Tasting Note
csimm wrote:
Saturday, May 12, 2018 - Mike Smith Tasting and Wine Dinner PART #2: An exclamation of formidable magnificence in black liquid form, the 2016 barrel sample of the Quivet LPV was absolutely rockin’! A “Holy Mary, Mother of God” moment as soon at it hit the palate. Front-loaded with all sorts of crazy good black and blue core fruit, black cassis (if there is such a thing), black asphalt and road tar, black river rock, clove, burnt embers, and some gravelly scorched earth. Mid-palate was immense and intense. The finish went on for 60+ seconds. A sexy beast through and through (you can thank the double fist pump of Darnajou and Taransaud barrels for helping out on that front).
Before I tried this wine, another party member skulkingly approached me and said with a half-cocked grin, “You have to try this, but you can’t tell anyone else about it.” He presented me with a sample bottle, of which I graciously took custody and poured myself a splash (or three). “Hey, no problem,” I said confidently. First sip = “Holy sh*t! Hey everybody, you gotta check this out!” I guess I’m down for snitching, cuz I couldn’t contain my excitement about this wine. For me, this was a “it’s just that good” kind of wine. I know I’ll regret posting this tasting note, as there isn’t that much to go around. So stand in line friends, and look out for me elbowing you out of the way to up my allocation any way I can (and no, as a matter of fact, I’m not on Mike Smith’s promotional payroll by the way).
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Comment posted by #1Winelover:
5/31/2018 2:12:00 PM - I just Coravin'ed a glass of the '15 Quivet LPV, and I was shocked as to how stunning the wine was. I can't wait to open it up tomorrow and taste the rest of it. I will re-rate it if my score changes. If my score changes, it would be higher and there's not much room to go any higher! And, the QPR is also stunning. Same pricing structure for the '16s!
Comment posted by csimm:
5/31/2018 3:27:00 PM - I was stunned as well when the 15 and 16 performed as well as they did. Of the dozens of wines we tasted that night, those two Quivet LPVs were the most compelling... even next to the Carters! Sucks that Quivet LPV 16 yields aren’t much better than 15. As you mentioned, relative QPR is stupid good!
Comment posted by michigan dogs:
7/11/2018 9:22:00 AM - csimm I just purchased my allocation of Quivet and added some bottles of the LPV based on your excitement, thanks
Comment posted by csimm:
7/11/2018 9:55:00 AM - Hi Michigan Dogs. I’m pretty confident you won’t be disappointed. The 2016 LPV shows very similar to the 2015, with some added liquid tar sexiness that really fits my palate (IMHO at least). I’ve liked the Quivet LPV over the years, but it always seemed second fiddle to some of the other wines from that site (Carter, Vice Versa, Fait Main, etc). But especially in 15/16 vintages, this wine has really taken flight.
The Carter Verdad, for example, has some notable complexity and focus, but the Quivet has a black sultry texture and unctuously concentrated mid-palate intensity that I really enjoy. I’ll be very interested in others’ thoughts on this, if nothing else, to fact-check me and make sure I’m not just ogling over something that isn’t really there with this wine.
The last time I had it, we had a ton of awesome wine that night... and this showed up at the end; it still stood out as one of the best, almost unanimously amongst the ten of us there.