2013 Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon CCS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (36) Avg Score: 96.3 points

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  11/25/2023 - MOCGator Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Astonishing for the very tannic 2013’s. Typical ToKalon.

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  11/18/2023 - danielbleier Likes this wine: 97 Points

  on a night a great wine, this paired best with the beef dish at the end of the night - deep powerful currant, blackberries, blueberries in an intoxicatingly deep and lush wine.

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  10/7/2023 - jviz wrote: 95 Points

  Popped and poured, followed over several hours with my best friend and a couple of ribeyes. Universal glass, no decant.
  
  Pretty aromatic from the start with blackberry pie notes. This wine has relaxed itself a bit, there’s no chewy sense to the wood, and instead it comes across as plush and massive. Acidity was better than expected, too. This has fruit to last 200 years, and while the acidity tasted titrated to me, it seems to be holding in balance. A bottle to drink and enjoy (maybe on its own) but not one I intend to replace.

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  4/1/2023 - Rramey Likes this wine: 94 Points

  50th Birthday Wine!

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  3/3/2023 - jviz wrote: 96 Points

  A generous glass by Tmud and co. Like the 2013 RBS, it avoids overripe, figgy, or roasted notes. Tannins are melting at this point. We talked about what it means for a wine of this style and caliber to be at peak drinking window. Here the acidity remains balancing, just enough. Mountains of fruit are beginning to recede and the structure is softening enough that I’d say it’s entering a drinking window. Will I want it in 10 more years? I suppose so, for curiosity at least. Will it remain in balance? I’m not betting on it and won’t have much from this era around to find out

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