2019 TOR Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr Crane Vineyard
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The first vintage for this single-vineyard bottling from Tor, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard is gently herbal, with some leafy, slightly dusty notes accenting cassis, cedar and vanilla on the nose. From a rocky section planted to Clone 6, this is medium to full-bodied, plush and expansive without being over the top, with nicely judged balance and ample length on the finish.
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Jeb Dunnuck
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The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Dr. Crane Vineyard is a new wine in this range made from a block planted with Clone 6 Cabernet. This is an unusually deep, dark wine from Dr. Crane. Silky tannins and plush contours are all kicked up in this large-scaled, opulent Dr. Crane Cabernet. Black cherry, plum, chocolate, spice, new leather and licorice build into the sumptuous finish.
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard offers a sweet, Pauillac-like bouquet of blackcurrants and cassis as well as tobacco, cedar pencil, and flowery incense. This carries to a ripe, full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon with wonderful purity, ripe, velvety tannins, no hard edges, and the vintage's ripe, supple, yet incredibly elegant style front and center. It's a gorgeous, classic Dr. Crane Cabernet Sauvignon that benefits from a decant and will evolve for another 20+ years.
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Dr. Crane Vineyard is a powerful, brooding wine. This is an especially potent, tannic expression of Dr. Crane, where the wines are usually a bit more aromatic and refined. Low yielding Clone 6 Cabernet on thin soils yields a dark, imposing Cabernet loaded with fruit and hints of graphite. Readers will have to cellar the 2019 for some time, as it is likely to require a number of years to be at its best. Dr. Crane tannins frame the elegant finish. The 2019 has come together beautifully over the course of its aging. I can't wait to taste it from bottle.