Billy L.

9.7

1/2 hour decant @ The Painted Pony Restaurant St. George, Utah. Paired nicely w/Ribeye Entree!
One of Oakville’s great wines, Schrader CCS Beckstoffer ToKalon Cabernet Sauvignon; before Fred sold his Winery. 🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻Cheers — 2 days ago

"Odedi"

9.5

#AgedWineTuesday

Dark inky in color with a short reddish/ brick rim.

Strong nose of cooked black fruits with cedar, vanilla, licorice, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, spices, light earth and black pepper.

Full-bodied with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry, and still fruity on the palate, with blackberries, black currants, cooked plums, tobacco, cedar, chocolates, vanilla, licorice, cola and mediterranean spices.

Long finish with soft tannins and cherries.

This 22 year old Bordeaux blend from Beckstoffer Vineyard in Napa Valley is drinking gorgeously now. Rich and fruit forward, extremely complex and engaging. Well balanced with a soft mouthfeel.

Still drinking at its peak, although will not get better from this point on, as it feels like it is at the end of its peak.

I did not decant it, and let it open up in the bottle. Delicious after an hour, and a great sipping wine.

A superb experience at this point in time.

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

95 points. — 22 days ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

First time having this bottling. A decently made 22. It was smooth and elegant but lacked a bit of depth & character that day.

2022 Napa Cabernet’s more than less boil down to when did you harvest, before or after the 10 days of intense heat during the harvest window.

2026 Taste of Oakvile — a month ago

Eric Vishria

9.5

Really incredible and dense. Thought it was excellent and took about 2 hrs to open. So much excellent dirt. — 6 months ago

Joe Flo

9.7

Nothing better then a nice sunset with a great Carter 🍷 — 7 months ago

John Malcolm

9.5

An excellent wine. Still fresh and will improve with more time in the cellar. Full-bodied, cassis, blackberries, cherry, cola, and a bit of spice. — 9 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Happy 50th birthday! I always ask what were you doing when you drink a wine this old.

I am told by my Somm buddy who brought this bottle, this is To Kalon fruit even though it is not listed on the label. Excellent fill line. 12% ABV. 👏👏👏

Color is brickish on the edges but the color inside is still beautiful & solid.

This is a wine not to decant or a short one and pour it out w/ 6 people. It does get better in the glass.

The fruit is old but still ripe; blackberries, black raspberries, baked strawberries, stewed plum/cranberries, baked rhubarb, almost watermelon notes, mid berry cola, steeped tea, dry crushed rocks, dry twig, dry tobacco, sandalwood to some cedar, light dark spice notes, dry herbaceous notes, pine bar, some tarriness, anise, dark forest, dry leaves, some v/a-bandaid, dry river stone, decade red, dark, florals, excellent acidity, great evolution, balance, still has tension, with elegance & smart polish that lasts a minute.

Bottle acquired recently from the winery. — 2 years ago

Joe DAscoli

9.4

Very red fruit coming out at first opening.

Coravined bottle for about 10oz.

Blasted with oxygen.

Delicious wine with really good depth and fruit. — 16 days ago

Bruce Leboff

9.2

Classic. Slight note of hibiscus flower on the nose. Mixed with forest floor. Long finish and not over sweet and fruit forward. Drinking nicely … — 5 days ago

with Allan and David

Joe Flo

9.9

Just about perfect 😍 — a month ago

Doug Powers

9.2

Oak and white stonefruits, polished, clean, very good depth and acidity, long finish, very nice!! Gonna drink this w/grilled sturgeon! — 5 months ago

with Jim

Billy L.

9.8

Thanksgiving week wines: 2014 Magnum Old Sparky -TRB: Winemaker Cheers 🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻 — 8 months ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.5

A little more light bodied than expected — 10 months ago

Christian Fischer

9.6

So we are tasting the 2007 side by side with the 2005. Both decanted and both are singing. This is a difficult call and I am giving both a 9.6 rating, not willing to rank one above the other. Deep and complex flavor profile. Incredibly smooth. Fantastic wine — 4 days ago

Joe DAscoli

9.5

Red fruit galore. — 11 days ago

Joe Flo

9.6

Great balance plenty of fruit excellent. — 21 days ago

Matthew Cohen

9.8

N: class. Breeding. Smells expensive. Deep but not over the top. Pencil shavings. Peeking florals. More as it opens.

P: silky. Perfect sweet cherry fruit. Hint of bitter. Delicious. But elegant. Long. Juicy.

Grapevine 285 — 5 months ago

Blair Campomizzi

9.0

First time trying this. Pretty good. Honeysuckle stood out on the nose with lemony mint. Flavors of peach and pear with solid acidity. — 3 years ago

with Marilea

Joe Flo

9.7

What can I say it’s a Carter — 7 months ago

leon egozi

9.4

NY wine spectator event — 9 months ago