2018 B Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 94.4 points

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  11/7/2023 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Pretty easy score here......coravined off a glass for Carol a couple of nights ago and she loved it. Four of us split the remaining bottle this evening....classic BCellars rendition of this. Smooth with an hour of air. Pretty typical of this vineyard.

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  1/17/2023 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 90 Points

  A bit thin. A bit acidic. A bit alcoholic. A bit 2018.
  This used to be my favorite vineyard but I might have lost my taste for it. The 2016s hadn’t held up and the 2018s are so ‘18. A long decant and 4oz held over 24 hours still good not great.
  I am probably being harsh because my expectations are so high for this producer and this vineyard. But did not enjoy (ok CT peeps, shoot me now, I can take it)

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  1/13/2023 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Pnp'd tableside and decanted at Coopershawk with family. Enjoyed over the next 2 hours. The nose is of rich cassis, graphite and perfumed violets and it's quite enticing. Beautiful dark red/black fruit, gentle umami notes, well matched tannins and acidity. Smooth with excellent weight in the mouth. Savored by all at the table til the last drop at the end of the meal. A family favorite, once again!

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  8/29/2022 - HowellMountainCru Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Nice wine shared with Mark1NPT and our wives. Though very good, my least favorite of the 4 bottles ( Myriad 18 LPV, 16 Jean Edwards. 16 Patria) we had last night. To me this wine had a hard edge, verging on bitterness that belies its pedigree. Typical B cellar, Venge quality and Miss Hop fruit profile of meaty dark fruit but perhaps just not at the right time to drink as it was not near as smooth and ballanced as the 16s or even the LPV, which BTW was my favorite last night. I even gave this extra air to see if it would settle but alas. (93 for me but perhaps better 95 ish with age. HMC

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  4/12/2022 - HowellMountainCru Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Just a little addendum to Mark1npt's excellent note on this one. What really struck me was this wine compared to the Myriad Dr. Crane that Mark brought was this was less sweet and more refined. It only became fruit forward after the 8-hour mark but even then it was much softer, balanced and classier than the Myriad. Unlike many 2018 big napa cabs this did not start out fruit primary but just reticent and then opened like a blossom slowly showing better nose and flavors with air. All together a very nice medium heavy modern napa cab with a touch of class and very terroir related notes. 95 HMC

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