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2018 Perchance Beckstoffer Vineyard Georges III Cabernet Sauvignon

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Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased at retail

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RATINGS

98Jeb Dunnuck

...notes of crème de cassis, mulled black cherries, tobacco leaf, chocolate, and a hint of cedar. These carry to a full-bodied, incredibly seamless 2018 with no hard edges, flawless balance, and ripe, velvety tannins.

94Vinous / IWC

Rich and luscious to the core...bursting at the seams with intensity. Inky dark fruit, chocolate, spice and licorice are front and center. This flamboyant Cabernet delivers the goods.

93Wine Spectator

Rich in feel, with lush waves of warm cassis, plum reduction and boysenberry preserve liberally lined with singed alder and dark tobacco. Has a touch of loam through the finish giving this a pretty solid bass line, with a late echo of sweet bay leaf adding range.

REGION

United States, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford, Georges III Vineyard

Georges III Vineyard was first planted in 1895 by Napa Valley Pioneer Thomas Rutherford. In 1928 it was purchased by Beaulieu founder Georges de Latour, whose winemaker, the famous Andre Tchelistcheff, used the vineyard to make BV’s Rutherford Cabernets. The 300-acre vineyard is in Rutherford and is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon. Beckstoffer Vineyards owns and farms more than 3,600 acres of highly prestigious grape growing vineyards in Napa Valley, Mendocino County and the Red Hills of Lake County. A senior executive with Heublein in the 1960s, Andy Beckstoffer is credited with steering Napa Valley vintners towards improving farming and the quality of the grapes used for wine. Grapes from any Beckstoffer vineyards are considered among the finest available in California.

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.

VINTAGE

2018 Perchance Beckstoffer Vineyard Georges III Cabernet Sauvignon