2023 Carter Cellars 'Beckstoffer Bourn Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
From a site in the heart of St. Helena, the 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Bourn Vineyard shows a deep and profound purple color. Notes of lively blue fruits, allspice, graphite and toasty oak all leap from the glass. An opulent and full-bodied wine, it shows ideal balance on the palate - a mixture of great fruit, rounded sweet tannins and natural acidity that results in an impressively lengthy finish. This wine is pure pleasure and will surely be a favorite in your cellar over time.
Jeb Dunnuck
Coming from a site just beside Dr. Crane, yet with a hardpan at about four to five feet down, giving it its own distinctive style, the 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Bourn Vineyard sports a vivid purple hue as well as a rocking nose of crème de cassis, wildflowers, savory herbs, and chocolate. It's full-bodied, round, supple, and incredibly seductive on the palate, with sweet tannins and a great finish. Drink this hedonistic yet complex, nuanced beauty over the coming 15 years. Drink 2025-2040.