2021 Schrader Cellars To Kalon RBS Cabernet Sauvignon

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Description

Our Beckstoffer To Kalon RBS is produced from 100% Clone 337 Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from blocks of the vineyard that receive full sun and optimal heat during the day and are cooled by marine fog at night. Unfailingly red-fruited and plush yet balanced with savoury notes of roasted coffee and supple silky tannins. The most generous wine in our portfolio, RBS tends to be more approachable upon release than our other bottlings.

Vintage: 2021

ABV: 15.5%

Elements of a classic Napa Valley vintage, this harvest offered impressive colour and concentration of the fruit. At times during the vintage, Thomas and the team were challenged by wildly variable conditions including lingering drought and unseasonable and sustained periods of high temperatures. Overcoming these challenges, the ideal environment and the vineyard teams dedication, delivered low yields of small, intensely flavoured berries, that achieved peak ripeness and marked complexity. 2021 showcases the balance of power and poise, the hallmarks of this vintage.

ABV 15.5%

Vintage 2021

Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon

Appellation Oakville, Napa Valley

Vineyard Beckstoffer To Kalon

Fruit 100% Clone 337

Aging 100% new Darnajou and Taransaud French oak barrels

Winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown

Beckstoffer's vineyard in Oakville, first planted in 1868 by viticultural and winemaking icon Hamilton Crabb, has long been regarded as the source of Napa Valley's finest Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. This section of the vineyard is situated in the heart of the valley. An alluvial fan provides excellent mineral deposits, and the rich soils are filled with marine sediment. The vines receive full sun and optimal heat during the day and are cooled by marine fog at night. These conditions allow each of the three clones planted in this vineyard (4, 6, and 337) to display its own unique character, and this celebration of individuality is the essence of Schrader.