Wine reviews
A seamless effort that puts the focus on supple, silky currant, blackberry and wild berry notes, with firm tannins underneath leading to a long, elegant, rich aftertaste. Best from 2020 through 2024. – J.L
The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III gives a deep garnet-purple color and slightly shy nose to begin, soon opening out to a multilayered bouquet of forest floor, dusty earth and crushed rock notions over a core of blackberry preserves, baked plums and chocolate-covered cherries with wafts of bay leaves and menthol. The elegant, medium to full-bodied palate struts fantastic poise even at this youthful stage, with firm, exquisitely fine, pixelated tannins, lovely freshness and incredible length that reveals great depth. – LPB
A seamless effort that puts the focus on supple, silky currant, blackberry and wild berry notes, with firm tannins underneath leading to a long, elegant, rich aftertaste. Best from 2020 through 2024. 500 cases made. – J.L.
A big step up over the 2014, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard comes from another Rutherford site. It offers a killer bouquet of cassis, black cherry and blueberry fruits intermixed with notions of graphite, wet stone, spring flowers and cedar. Boasting fabulous purity, impeccable balance, integrated acidity and full-bodied richness, it’s a sensational Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon that’s going to keep for 20-30 years. - JD