Cliff Lede, Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions Still youthful

Still youthful

A ripe and very fresh nose combines notes of both red and dark berries with those of earth and a whiff of humus character

The core is a chewy mix of dried berry

the 2009 Château Fonbadet is nevertheless a beautiful Paulliac

Cliff Lede, Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions Still youthfulFrom a site that performed brilliantly in 2018, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon raised in plenty of new French oak. Its dense purple color is followed by a monster of a wine that has full bodied richness and depth as well as plenty of tannins, structure, and acidity, which isn't always common for this site. Offering a rich, primordial bouquet of blackcurrants, scorched earth, tobacco, and graphite,