A bottle of 2023 Heritage Clone cabernet sauvignon on a table with a flower arrangement and persimmons

2023 Heritage Clone

Sourced from a single block in the To Kalon Vineyard, this “Heritage Clone” produces impossibly small clusters with tiny berries and very low yields. The quality of the fruit, however, is indisputable – producing wines of great intensity, complexity and character that have proven compelling enough to keep these vines in the ground for decades. Densely fruited and plush with lively acidity for balance, this is an elegant and expressive wine offers a provocative range of flavors, such as ripened red cherries, chocolate shavings, mandarin orange rind, and sweet earth.

  • Vintage 2023
  • Vineyard To Kalon Vineyard
  • Appellation Oakville, Napa Valley
  • Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Clone 100% Clone 31
  • Cooperage Aged in 100% new Darnajou and Taransaud French oak barrels
  • Winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown

  • Accolades

    98 Pts. "From an older Mondavi clone and sporting a dense purple hue, the virtually perfect 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Heritage Clone shows a serious, incredibly impressive style in its ripe black fruits, exotic flowers, spicy wood, iron, and complex aromatics that emerge from the glass. It's a singular, exotic expression of Cabernet Sauvignon that's full-bodied and concentrated, with ripe tannins, remarkable purity and finesse, and that rare mix of power and elegance. Drink 2025-2055." — Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com

  • 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

    2023 blessed us with what will surely become one of Schrader's most celebrated vintages. Napa Valley experienced its longest growing season in over a decade, with mild, consistent temperatures that allowed for extended hang time and generous yields. These ideal conditions fostered exceptional fruit development, producing wines of unprecedented depth, harmony, and structure. As winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown notes, "It should end up being one of the best vintages of Schrader we've ever bottled."

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