2019 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard The Grand Daddy

The 2019 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard The Grand Daddy is an impressive Napa Valley wine that comes from a specific parcel within the famous Kalon vineyard, planted with Clone 4. This wine is noted for its unique aroma profile, with floral hints, licorice notes, black cherry and earthy nuances that are characteristic of To Kalon. The wine is distinguished by unique aromas, including floral hints and licorice notes, in addition to the characteristic black cherry and earthy notes (loam) that are so typical of Kalon.

This particular block has taken full advantage of the vintage, resulting in a ripe, full-bodied wine that feels bigger, richer, longer and more concentrated than some of Carter's other 2019 bottlings.

The History of the Kalon Vineyard:

The Beckstoffer portion of the historic original To Kalon Vineyard in the Oakville AVA was purchased from Beaulieu Vineyard in 1993. Beaulieu had purchased the property from the Crabb estate in 1940 and named it their Beaulieu Vineyard No. 4. Napa pioneer Hamilton Crabb first planted the vineyard in 1868 and since then it has produced some of the finest red grapes in the Napa Valley. Replanted with multiple clones of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc by Beckstoffer from 1994-1997 with modern trellis and tighter vine spacing after phylloxera, the vineyard produces several luxury award-winning single vineyard wines. These Cabernet Sauvignon wines include Schrader Cellars, Paul Hobbs, TOR, Realm and of course Carter Cellars