Crane Family

Vice Versa

Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Nose: more standard vegetal.

Palate: more plush. Blueberry blackberry spice. Delicious. Elegantly opulent.

Elite plush wine.

Long finish.
— a month ago

Myriad Cellars

Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Drinking very well right now (2024). Critics said to drink up but I found it still having strong fruit balancing the dirt. Reminded me of some lovely aged Bordeaux I've had in the past. I'd enjoy now or over the next few years if you're lucky enough to have any bottles. Cheers! — 5 months ago

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The Crane Assembly

G.B. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

2019 vintage. Uninspiring for the price. 11.6.24. — 7 months ago

Shay, Paul and 2 others liked this

B Cellars

Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

This wine is absolutely gorgeous! Give it a 30 min rest in the glass. Bright ripe fruit nose. Silky mouthfeel, the perfectly ripe black and blue fruit comes forth, followed by intense minerality, soft yet grippy tannins leaving a slightly chalky mouthfeel. So elegant, such finesse. Graphite, black licorice, blueberry pie, baking spices, hint of mocha. Superb medium-long finish. It’s this experience that makes Dr Crane one of my favorite vineyards. Absolutely love this wine and this vineyard! — a month ago

Beckstoffer Vineyard

Bounty Hunter Blind Justice Dr. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Really smooth, spicy berry, long finish. Paired amazingly well with Chelsea’s beef loin. Long finish. Smith’s brought. — 3 months ago

Elissa Baker
with Elissa

Crane Lake Cellars

California Chardonnay

Really good for the price. — 5 months ago

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Memento Mori

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Somm David T
9.5

One of the best wines and Cabernets in the tasting. Made by Sam Kaplan. 95-97 with 10 years of proper cellaring.

It is blended from the following sites; Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard, Vine Hill Ranch Vineyard, Weitz Vineyard, and Oakville Ranch Vineyard. Not inexpensive $300.

The name, Memento Mori, is taken from an ancient Latin philosophy that reminds us of our mortality and the inevitability of death. So, forgo patience, I guess?

WS Grand Tour Las Vegas 2025.
— 11 days ago

Shay, Joe and 7 others liked this

Myriad Cellars

Elysian Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

The last time I had this was at The French Laundry trying to convince someone to support a nonprofit I love. The subsequent gift was generous but, somehow, underwhelming. This wine is like that. A great vintage, a great vineyard, in great hands, but it had so much more potential. I’m not whining about a 97-point wine; I’m lucky to enjoy it. But it could’ve been even more. — 6 months ago

Raul, Shay and 6 others liked this

Paul Hobbs

Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

Big & bold. Ripe dark fruit, spice, etc…Evolved yet still developing. Really loved the complex tertiary flavors starting to appear. One complaint: WHOPPING 14.7%! — 6 months ago