Schrader Cellars, Napa Valley, GIII Beckstoffer To-Kalon, Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Petite Sirah 30% Cabernet Franc and 5%

30% Cabernet Franc and 5% old vine Malbec

anise and spice notes inform the close

the wine has now finally opened up and showed more fruit on top of the original profile

The vineyards themselves total 10

Finish is a bit thinner than what I was expecting but holds on for 60 seconds

Schrader Cellars, Napa Valley, GIII Beckstoffer To-Kalon, Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Petite Sirah 30% Cabernet Franc and 5%Received In Original Wooden Mixed Case 97 points Jeb Dunnuck Moving to the 2015s, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard is a thick, unctuous, huge beauty that gives up a deep purple color as well as lots of blueberry, violets, and incense. Its deep, full bodied, beautifully concentrated and has silky tannin, which is the hallmark of the 2015s from Schrader. (12 2017)