2018 Becklyn Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, USA, California, Napa, Wine Review

Not a lot of people realize that Mike Smith (Myriad among many others) is the winemaker at Becklyn. Their wines are highly recommended. This one is no exception. It is the basic Cabernet in their lineup. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has cassis, cedar, and baking spices. Full bodied. Firm tannins. On the palate, this is complex, deep and also quite tight. Flavors of cassis, some graphite and char. Long finish. It could use a few more years in the cellar or else give it a long decant for now. Drink over the next ten to fifteen years. great on its own, for now it needs a big steak or juicy, fatty brisket to hold up to the tannins. Really a nice "value" in Napa Cabernet.

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2018

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$89.00USD

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