Myriad, Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Cabernet Sauvignon

Myriad, Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Cabernet SauvignonAnother blockbuster, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard is certainly up with the crme de la crme from the region. From an incredible vineyard just outside the town of St. Helena that was replanted in 1998, and made entirely from clone 337 aged in 90% new French oak, it offers a sensational bouquet of blackcurrants, tobacco leaf, damp earth, and chocolate that develops beautifully with time in the glass. It's a rich, powerful

but then there was this 2018 The Armagh Shiraz

and in this first year

This is certainly quite ripe but there is good tension and this should amply repay extended cellaring

with a delicate floral aroma that seems fairly closed

Voerzio's 2015 Barolo Fossati is gorgeous

mirabelle and quince

This is a first-rate example of the appellation that once again is very clearly built-to-age

Dense and compact

This is also moderately reduced

this spicy

Sensational in extraction and richness

This is just about as majestic as Barbera gets