Front label of 2011 Schrader To Kalon Vineyard T6 Cabernet Sauvignon 3L

2011 Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard T6 3L

Our 2011 Beckstoffer To Kalon T6 Cabernet Sauvignon 3L will be shipped in a Schrader Cellars wooden box.

A true powerhouse, this completely compelling pure clone 6 2011 Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard T6 is all about everything in abundance, yet with everything in perfect balance. The wine opens with tremendous sticky, ripe aromas of red and black fruit complemented by brilliant notes of smoked herbs, provocative spice and sweet earth. Exceptionally concentrated, the massive fruit core of our Schrader T6 is amply supported by the wine’s natural acidity and well-structured tannins that flex their power with grace and finesse through the unending finish.

  • Vintage 2011
  • Vineyard Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard
  • Appellation Oakville, Napa Valley
  • Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Clone Pure Clone 6
  • Cooperage Aged 20 months in rare Darnajou French oak barrels
  • Winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown

  • Tasting Notes

    A true powerhouse, this completely compelling pure clone 6 Cabernet Sauvignon is all about everything in abundance, yet with everything in perfect balance. The wine opens with tremendous sticky, ripe aromas of red and black fruit complemented by brilliant notes of smoked herbs, provocative spice and sweet earth. Exceptionally concentrated, the massive fruit core of our Schrader T6 is amply supported by the wine’s natural acidity and well-structured tannins that flex their power with grace and finesse through the unending finish.

  • Accolades

    93 Pts. “The 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard T6 is slightly riper and richer than the RBS with plenty of toasty oak intermixed with lead pencil shavings, cedarwood, baking spices, plums and black currants. Medium to full-bodied, ripe and delicious with 14.6% alcohol (slightly higher than the 2010), it should drink well for 10-12 years.”
    — Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate

    93 Pts “ Tight, dense and layered, with red berry, blackberry, anise, floral, cedar and mineral notes that lend this a wide range of lingering flavors. Perhaps the most complex and aromatic of the 2011 Schraders. Drink now through 2023.”
    — James Laube, Wine Spectator

  • Vineyard

    First planted in 1868 by viticultural and winemaking icon Hamilton Crabb, To Kalon Vineyard® has long been regarded as the source of Napa Valley’s finest Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. Within the prime vineyard blocks, an alluvial fan provides excellent and varied mineral deposits, and the rich soils are filled with marine sediment that gives our wines their distinctive profiles. The vines receive full sun and optimal heat during the day and are cooled by marine fog at night. These conditions allow the Cabernet Sauvignon planted in the vineyard to display its own unique character, and this celebration of individuality is the essence of Schrader ®.

  • Vintage

    The 2011 vintage was the most challenging harvest we have ever experienced in Napa Valley. In short, the vintage separated producers based on their attention to detail in the vineyard and experience, where timely decision-making became integral to the outcome of the harvest. Extreme reductions in the vineyard were followed by single berry sorting at the winery. In the end, we harvested a very small yet remarkably high quality crop. We are thrilled, though not at all surprised, that winemaker Thomas Brown brilliantly navigated Mother Nature’s gauntlet to produce an exquisite portfolio of wines.

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