Winemaker Notes
The 2021 Kerr Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon from Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard is a gorgeous, layered wine with a nose of boysenberry, crème de cassis, bramble, cigar box, pink peppercorn, anise, bittersweet chocolate, carnation, and culinary herbs.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Plenty of blackcurrants, graphite and spices on both the nose and palate. Dense center palate, but it remains medium-bodied. Compact with very fine tannins. Closed and tight now, but shows great potential. Best after 2028.
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Jeb Dunnuck
The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard is classic Georges III with its more medium to full-bodied, focused, elegant style. Cassis, currants, dark chocolate, and a kiss of graphite and smoke tobacco define the aromatics, and it's balanced, has fine tannins, and a great finish. It's a touch reserved today, and I think it has some upside with a few years of bottle age. It should be long-lived.
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Wine Spectator
Alluringly ripe and polished, with a solidly built core of warmed cassis and plum puree that holds center stage, while singed cedar and apple wood accents create an unobtrusive frame. Violet, anise and warm paving stone notes add range through the lush finish. Will be hard to lay off for the caressing fruit, but this will develop in the cellar for sure. Drink now through 2040.
One of the most prestigious wines of the world capable of great power and grace, Napa Valley Cabernet is a leading force in the world of fine, famous, collectible red wine. Today the Napa Valley and Cabernet Sauvignon are so intrinsically linked that it is difficult to discuss one without the other. But it wasn’t until the 1970s that this marriage came to light; sudden international recognition rained upon Napa with the victory of the Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon in the 1976 Judgement of Paris.
Cabernet Sauvignon undoubtedly dominates Napa Valley today, covering half of the land under vine, commanding the highest prices per ton and earning the most critical acclaim. Cabernet Sauvignon’s structure, acidity, capacity to thrive in multiple environs and ability to express nuances of vintage make it perfect for Napa Valley where incredible soil and geographical diversity are found and the climate is perfect for grape growing. Within the Napa Valley lie many smaller sub-AVAs that express specific characteristics based on situation, slope and soil—as a perfect example, Rutherford’s famous dust or Stags Leap District's tart cherry flavors.