2014 Schrader, RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville 1x750ml

Robert Parker 96

The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon RBS is made from the same clone (337) as the Georges III, but comes from the To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville and not the Rutherford Georges III. This was aged in 85% new Darnajou and 15% new Taransaud. It has fabulous concentration, notes of incense, licorice, blackcurrants, blackberries, as well as spring flowers. The wine is juicy, savory and full-bodied, with wonderful underlying energy and freshness. This wine is a more forward style than we saw with the 2013s, and is best drunk over the next 16-20 years. [Robert M. Parker, Jr., 28/09/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2016-2036