The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon is outrageously beautiful. Dark and dense to the core, the 2019 is an explosive wine endowed with remarkable depth. Creme de cassis, lavender, graphite and inky blue fruit saturate the palate as this sumptuous, dazzling Cabernet captivates all the senses. The 2019 is a wine of tremendous energy and class. This is the first vintage in which the team felt the Pure Magic lots worked best in the To Kalon wine. Tasting this barrel sample, it's hard to argue with that choice. The 2019 is seriously off the charts.

Monster amounts of black raspberry, cassis, and blueberry fruits as well as notes of flowery incense define the nose of the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, and its pure To Kalon magic on the palate, possessing full-bodied richness, a voluptuous, layered mid-palate, and sweet tannins. Pure sex in a bottle, it's going to drink nicely right out of the gate yet have two decades (or more) of prime drinking.

The 2019 Beckstoffer To Kalon is simply marvelous. It instantly bursts open with stunning aromatics of blackberries and black cherries which are woven together with tobacco, pencil shavings, sweet spices, and herbs all bursting from the glass. On the palate, this is full-bodied and beautifully structured with gorgeous round, polished tannins. This possesses incredible concentration and focuses as well as remarkable overall balance. It goes on to impress with its ripe core of delicious dark fruits and savory flavors. Everything comes together seamlessly on the long expansive finish as it continues to linger effortlessly. This is already showing tremendously well from the barrel and it should be ready for business once in bottle.

Blackberries and blackcurrants with violets and lavender on the nose, following through to a full body with tight, integrated tannins that are polished and refined. Lovely length. Dusty, fine tannins. Try after 2024.