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2016 Alpha Omega Beckstoffer Georges III Cabernet Sauvignon

Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased direct from winery

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RATINGS

97Jeb Dunnuck

...awesome notes of crème de cassis, white chocolate, lead pencil, and cedar. Full-bodied, concentrated, and powerful, it nevertheless shines for its elegant, balanced profile, has no hard edges, and is a complete, beautiful wine...

96The Wine Advocate

...notes of plum preserves, blueberry pie and chocolate-covered cherries with wafts of lavender, wild thyme and chargrill. Medium to full-bodied, firm, grainy and quite earthy in the mouth...lovely restraint and a mineral finish.

96Wine Enthusiast

Rich red and blue fruit and a bright burst of orange peel highlight a firm, tense and generously tannic red wine, grippy and lasting in baking spice, clove and dried herb. Bold, full bodied and robustly structured...

95James Suckling

...very spicy and flavorful with beautiful dark berries and walnuts and hints of dried herbs. Full-bodied, tight and savory. Beautiful finish. Balanced.

94Vinous / IWC

...gorgeous... Dense and powerful in the glass, with super-refined tannins... Black cherry, licorice, bittersweet chocolate, cedar, tobacco and scorched earth infuse this striking, alluring Cabernet from Alpha Omega.

REGION

United States, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena

St. Helena AVA is at the northern end of Napa Valley just north of Rutherford and south of Calistoga. It is a relatively warm climate thanks to the Mayacamas Mountains on its western edge, which protect it from Pacific Ocean fog. Out of the 9,000 acres in the appellation, some 1,500 are under vine. The principal grapes grown in St. Helena are the Bordeaux grapes of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. St. Helena is considered prime wine producing territory, and it was one of the first important wine producing regions in northern California. The legendary Charles Krug founded his winery just north of the town of St. Helena in 1873, and today the appellation is home to many prestigious producers, including Abreu, Grace Family and Spottswoode.

TYPE

Red Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon

One of the most widely grown grape varieties, it can be found in nearly every wine growing region. A cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc. It’s a hardy vine that produces a full-bodied wine with high tannins and great aging potential.