Possibly the wine of the vintage, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Lithology Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard is another incredible wine from this estate that has everything: stunning complexity, full-bodied richness, flawless balance, and incredible length. Revealing a dense purple color as well as Graves-like notes of blackcurrants, cold fireplace, graphite, chocolate, and smoked tobacco, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, flawless balance, and ultra-fine tannins. Based on 99% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Cabernet Franc that was brought up 20 months in 70% new French oak, this thrilling 2018 offers pleasure today yet will evolve for 30-40+ years. Hats off to the team at Alejandro Bulgheroni!
Drinking Window: 2021 - 2063
Review Date: 27th January 2021
The 2018 Lithology Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard comes from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon harvested on October 6. It fermented in oak and puncheon and aged in 75% new French oak. A barrel sample with a deep purple-black color, it is a little closed, opening to reveal pencil lead, cast-iron pan and pain grille scents over a blackcurrant core with wafts of kirsch, wild blueberries, sautéed herbs and charcuterie. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is concentrated and firm with a grainy texture and loads of freshness, very tightly knit and multilayered, finishing mineral-laced.
Reviewer Name: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Review Date: 31st October 2019
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- Year 2018
- Colour Red
- Country United States
- Region California
- Sub Region Napa Valley
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- Pack Size 3x75cl
- ABV 15.50°
- Drinking Window 2021 - 2063
- Drinking Recommendation Drinking Now, will improve
- LWIN 180397620180300750
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100 Jeb Dunnuck
Possibly the wine of the vintage, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Lithology Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard is another incredible wine from this estate that has everything: stunning complexity, full-bodied richness, flawless balance, and incredible length. Revealing a dense purple color as well as Graves-like notes of blackcurrants, cold fireplace, graphite, chocolate, and smoked tobacco, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, flawless balance, and ultra-fine tannins. Based on 99% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Cabernet Franc that was brought up 20 months in 70% new French oak, this thrilling 2018 offers pleasure today yet will evolve for 30-40+ years. Hats off to the team at Alejandro Bulgheroni!
Drinking Window: 2021 - 2063
Review Date: 27th January 2021
97-99 Wine AdvocateThe 2018 Lithology Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard comes from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon harvested on October 6. It fermented in oak and puncheon and aged in 75% new French oak. A barrel sample with a deep purple-black color, it is a little closed, opening to reveal pencil lead, cast-iron pan and pain grille scents over a blackcurrant core with wafts of kirsch, wild blueberries, sautéed herbs and charcuterie. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is concentrated and firm with a grainy texture and loads of freshness, very tightly knit and multilayered, finishing mineral-laced.
Reviewer Name: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Review Date: 31st October 2019
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About Alejandro Bulgheroni
Founded only recently in 2014, international maestro Alejandro Bulgheroni's Napa Valley venture has had a meteoric ascension. This success should come as no surprise to followers of Alejandro, who may be familiar with the excellent wines from his estates in the Barossa Valley, Brunello di Montalcino, Bordeaux, Argentina and the legendary Bodega Garzón in Uruguay. This is a winemaker with the Midas touch, and even amongst pantheons of his wines, the Lithology series from the most famous North American region shines particularly brightly.
Comprised of some of the finest lands in all of California, Bulgheroni's Napa estate is located in St. Helena at the base of the Howell and Vaca mountain ranges. Since its purchase in 2014, no expense has been spared, and no stone left unturned in the quest to produce the best wines possible, with a total upgrade of all infrastructure and equipment.
The team assembled by Bulgheroni reads like a "who's who" of legendary winemaking. It includes both Philippe Melka (Dominus, Pétrus), as well as arguably the most in-demand consultant in the world, Michel Rolland. Together, they have crafted a range of wines under the "Lithology" label, reserved for single-vineyard expressions of the finest, most heralded terroirs in Napa.
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