2007 Bounty Hunter Blind Justice Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

Although backward, the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Blind Justice Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard is impressively built, offering plenty of blue and blackberry fruit notes intermixed with notions of cold steel and crushed rocks. Full-bodied, powerful, dense, and long, this wine needs to be forgotten for 2-3 years, and drunk over the following two decades. These impressive wines are made in relatively small quantities ranging from 160 to 300+ cases. Winemaker Marco DiGiulio, who did terrific work for some of the Jess Jackson projects, is making the wine at Bounty Hunter Rare Wines. All the fruit comes from either the Beckstoffer To-Kalon or Beckstoffer Dr. Crane vineyards, and I find the Justice-themed names very clever, and the packaging top-flight. The 2007s are slightly more powerful, backward wines (alcohol levels range from the upper 14% to low 15%), but they have enough structure as well as sensational concentration and depth to support the tannins. Tel. (707) 255-0622; Fax (707) 257-2202