Schrader CCS Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Oakville 2009 750ml

Fred Schrader's CCS Cabernet Sauvignon comes entirely from clone 4 vines in the C1 block of Andy Beckstoffer's To Kalon Vineyard, the historic Oakville site behind many of Napa Valley's most celebrated wines. Among the 2009 Schrader lineup, CCS stood out as one of the more reserved and inward bottlings, built on a big, tight and powerful frame. Vinous found tar, licorice, menthol and violets wrapping around an intense finish, while Wine Spectator praised its "wealth of complex flavors" of dark berry, mocha, cedar, spice and tobacco leaf. Dense and chewy, with firm tannins and a long aftertaste, this 2009 is now in its drinking window and should hold well through 2030.