Wine reviews
The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane has that Pessac Léognan scorched earth, gravelly character that one finds in great vintages: Haut-Brion, Mission Haut-Brion, and to a lesser extent, nearby Les Carmes Haut-Brion. Lavish quantities of blueberry fruit and minerality, in addition to acacia flower notes, make for an opulent fullbodied wine that certainly is starting off life flirting with perfection. This should be another awesome product from Myriad Cellars, so it should drink well for 20 years.
The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard tastes like a California version of a La Mission HautBrion. Blueberry and blackberry fruit, wet gravel, crushed-rock notes and white flowers are followed by a fullbodied, elegant wine - with not the level of concentration of the Georges III, but with seemingly more ethereal and sublime subtleties and nuances. This is a stunner with sweet tannin that is beautifully, rich full and long. It should drink well for 20-25 years.-RP
A robust yet charming effort, with dark berry, mocha, licorice, cedary oak, dried herb and graphite flavors. Turns supple and caressing midpalate before the tannins weigh in. Drink now through 2032. 200 cases made. –JL