Aromas of graphite, garrigue, tobacco leaf and cedar chest intermingle with flavors of red cherry, black currant, and plum, along with notes of crème de cassis, dark chocolate, licorice, and dried herbs. A full-bodied wine with a firm backbone of fine grainy tannins. Concentrated yet elegantly balanced, with good acidity and stacked layers of complex flavors leading to a long, savory finish.

Robert Parker 92pt "A blend of Clones 4 and 337, aged 22 months in 50% new French oak, Taub's 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper Vineyard offers up scents of black cherries, cedar, and mocha, with hints of smoked meat and dark loam. It's medium to full-bodied… ripe and open-knit"