Schrader RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 750ml

Cabernet Sauvignon from Oakville, Napa Valley, California 

Notes from the Winemaker

Schrader Beckstoffer To Kalon RBS is produced from 100% Clone 337 Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from blocks of the vineyard that receive full sun and optimal heat during the day and are cooled by marine fog at night. Unfailingly red-fruited and plush yet balanced with savory notes of roasted coffee and supple silky tannins. The most generous wine in our portfolio, RBS tends to be more approachable upon release than their other bottlings.

Reviews and Accolades

98 Points/Wine Spectator
So packed and dense with blackberry, black currant and boysenberry compote flavors that this seems like a black hole, but there's coiled energy buried deeply within, in the form of tensile graphite girders. In the meantime, exotic accents of violet, anise and iris dart out from the core as this opens in the glass, adding remarkable range. This impressive, large-scale wine offers a sense of guile and mystery when all is said and done.

97 Points/Decanter
Schrader Cellars' 2021 RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from select blocks planted in the mid-1990s to Cabernet Clone 337. This savoury-scented red shows a super-dark ruby core, with wafts of black-toned fruits nuanced by black liquorice, dried purple florals and rich, dark, toasty cedarwood spices. Full-bodied, it has an almost towering structure and dimension to the tannins, which present like sleek skyscrapers and build in intensity. The black fruit character is compact with excellent depth and concentration, and a firm spine of acidity delivers a refreshing, long and mineral-scented finish.

97 Points/Jeb Dunnuck
Coming all from Clone 337 Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard RBS is an incredibly seamless, full-bodied beauty that has a terrific sense of minerality in its red, blue, and black fruits as well as hints of espresso and spicy oak. It's flawlessly balanced, has no hard edges, and a rare mix of power and elegance.

97 Points/James Suckling
Rich, deep and saturated, practically oozing black fruit and notes of red cherries that bring a good touch of acidity. A lavish texture and mouth-coating tannins bring an almost thick but soothing mouth-feel. Dark cherries, blackcurrants, blueberries and dark chocolate. Drinkable now, but best from 2030.

94 Points/Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
All clone 337, selected from a few vineyard blocks and aged in 100% new Taransaud and Darnajou barrels, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard shows a bit more structure than previous vintages, framed by ripe, fine-grained tannins. Cherries, mint and gentle sage notes show up on the nose, while the medium to full-bodied palate is a bit stern but balanced, with a long, cooling finish.
Rating: 94+