Purlieu Beckstoffer Georges III Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
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The 2018 vintage produced a stunning wine from the Beckstoffer Georges III site. Bright red fruits and toasted fennel seed aromas introduce a palate bursting with sweet cherry, red plums, fresh blue fruits, and savory dried herbs. This wine has extraordinary presence – limitless fresh energy coiled into a polished structure of superfine tannins and outstanding natural grace. Fresh cherry compote and Santa Rosa plum linger throughout the vibrant, enduring finish.
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Jeb Dunnuck
A textbook expression of this site, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard boasts a deep purple/plum color to go with a darker, earthy bouquet of blackcurrants, smoked tobacco, chocolate, and graphite. This carries to a full-bodied, deep, powerful wine that packs serious richness and depth while staying light and graceful, with a beautiful sense of elegance and purity. It's a magical Cabernet from this vineyard that's going to benefit from 2-4 years of bottle age and keep for 25+ years or more. Hats off to winemaker Julien Fayard!
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The deep garnet-purple colored, 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon George III Vineyard offers up flamboyant notes of blackcurrant pastilles, blueberry preserves and chocolate-covered cherries with suggestions of stewed plums, eucalyptus, fertile loam and tapenade with a waft of cedar. Full-bodied, concentrated and opulently styled in the mouth, the palate is packed with black fruit preserves, framed by firm, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and spicy,
Rating: 97+
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