Schrader RBS Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Oakville 2012 750ml

Fred Schrader's RBS bottling is named for its makers, Thomas Rivers Brown and Schrader, and comes from Clone 337 Cabernet Sauvignon grown in the Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Oakville's most storied site. The generous 2012 vintage gave Napa a large crop of ripe, beautifully balanced fruit, and this wine earned 98 points from Wine Advocate. Robert Parker called it "a killer, full-bodied, super-duper, opulent Cabernet Sauvignon," with crème de cassis, incense, licorice, graphite, spice box and forest floor. It was raised almost entirely in new French oak. Vinous praised its fabulous overall balance. Rich and seamless now, it should drink well into the mid-2030s.