Schrader CCS Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard 2008 750ml

Fred Schrader's single-vineyard Cabernets from Beckstoffer To Kalon in Oakville became benchmarks for modern Napa Valley, and CCS, made from a particular block of Clone 4 Cabernet Sauvignon, is among the most celebrated. The 2008 earned a perfect 100 points from Robert Parker, the third straight vintage of CCS to do so. He described blueberry pie, crème de cassis, licorice and forest floor, with "staggering richness, luxurious fruit and seamlessness," and felt it could hold its own against first-growth Bordeaux. Wine Spectator praised its elegance and notes of loamy earth. Now well into its second decade, it is entering its prime and should continue to drink beautifully into the late 2030s.