Schrader Old Sparky Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Oakville 2005 1500ml

Schrader Cellars made its name with Cabernet Sauvignon from Andy Beckstoffer's To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville, the historic site at the heart of Napa's finest Cabernet. Old Sparky is Fred Schrader's favorite cuvée and is bottled only in magnums, and the 2005 earned a perfect 100 points from Wine Advocate. Built mostly from Clone 6 and aged entirely in new French oak, it shows an inky purple core with crème de cassis, licorice, graphite, cedar, forest floor and saddle leather. Voluptuous, expansive and full-bodied, it carries super-sweet tannins and a finish lasting nearly a minute. Still youthful for its age, it should drink superbly over the next decade and beyond.