Carter Cellars Beckstoffer To Kalon - 'The Three Kings' 2019
Tasting Notes
Another blockbuster offering from the Three Kings section of the Beckstoffer To Kalon vineyard, this wine throws off an amazingly deep garnet color tinged with an electric purple hue. Revealing superb balance and concentration, it is a successful expression of both the richness and power of clone 7 from the world class vineyard. With its fruit forward profile, the wine opens up immediately with sugar plums and floral aromatics mixed with incense and notes of graphite. The palate is epic, loaded with rounded tannins and balanced acidity - the trademark signature of this wine. Seamless and loaded with waves of decadent Cabernet Sauvignon fruit, this wine borders on stunning. While drinking superb now, give this beautiful wine a few years in the cellar to round out and you’ll be rewarded by additional nuances for years to come.
"Carter Cellars 2019’s from To Kalon have all been absolutely stellar and the 'The Three Kings' Cabernet Sauvignon is no exception. This is simply fabulous Cabernet Sauvignon that immediately grabs your attention with its striking aromatics of sweet red and black berries, dark plums, graphite, purple flowers, sweet spices and cocoa powder nuances that all impossible to resist. This possesses a stunning full-body that beautifully combines power and elegance through its seamless texture. There is an incredible sense of purity and freshness as this heads into the long graceful finish. This is another wine from Carter Cellars that is simply stunning on release and also has the building blocks for a tremendous evolution ahead."
98 Points ~ International Wine Report
Map of the Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard
The History of the To Kalon Vineyard
The Beckstoffer portion of the historic original To Kalon Vineyard in the Oakville AVA was purchased from Beaulieu Vineyard in 1993. Beaulieu had purchased the property from the Crabb estate in 1940 and called it their Beaulieu Vineyard No. 4. Napa Pioneer Hamilton Crabb first planted the vineyard in 1868 and it has produced some of the Napa Valley's best red grapes ever since. Replanted after phylloxera by Beckstoffer from 1994 to 1997 to multiple clones of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc with modern trellising and closer vine spacing, the vineyard produces several luxury award winning vineyard designated wines. These vineyard designated Cabernet Sauvignon wines include Schrader Cellars, Paul Hobbs, Provenance, Realm and of course, Carter Cellars.
