Becklyn Cellars
Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California, USA
My last of the sacrificial 14's, until the Bevan's show up at least, buy some if you can.
Mike Smith has this & the Scarlett Reserve hitting on all cylinders, especially at $125.00
My last of the sacrificial 14's, until the Bevan's show up at least, buy some if you can.
Mike Smith has this & the Scarlett Reserve hitting on all cylinders, especially at $125.00
So close to being WOTN but just beat out by the 2010 Buccella. Deep and dark ruby red. Tons of cassis, blackberries, and thick baking spices. A little something dirty too almost like a strong cheese. Heavy tannins (8/10) with a powerful body, close to the Buccella but needs time to beef up a bit. Lots of cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, cassis and black raspberries on the palate. Killer structure and lots of balance for being so young. Super long finish. So good we had to go back and order the rest of our allocation! Drink from 2018 till 2036+. Approachable now but needs a couple hour decant. (97+)
So close to being WOTN but just beat out by the 2010 Buccella. Deep and dark ruby red. Tons of cassis, blackberries, and thick baking spices. A little something dirty too almost like a strong cheese. Heavy tannins (8/10) with a powerful body, close to the Buccella but needs time to beef up a bit. Lots of cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, cassis and black raspberries on the palate. Killer structure and lots of balance for being so young. Super long finish. So good we had to go back and order the rest of our allocation! Drink from 2018 till 2036+. Approachable now but needs a couple hour decant. (97+)
1 person found it helpfulNov 6th, 2016
@David L thank you for sending this bottle to Jennifer and I. Yet again you gift a fine example of Mike Smith work. This is my first time having Becklyn, it won't be the last. Drinks very well at a young age, typical with Mike's wines. Needs a minimum of 2 hours of decanting. Graceful and polished, tiers of plum black currant and smoked blackberry jam. With most of the fruit that comes from Moulds Vineyard I get this cedar and anise of the finish. Drinks well now! Thank you David!
@David L thank you for sending this bottle to Jennifer and I. Yet again you gift a fine example of Mike Smith work. This is my first time having Becklyn, it won't be the last. Drinks very well at a young age, typical with Mike's wines. Needs a minimum of 2 hours of decanting. Graceful and polished, tiers of plum black currant and smoked blackberry jam. With most of the fruit that comes from Moulds Vineyard I get this cedar and anise of the finish. Drinks well now! Thank you David!
Jul 7th, 2017Tasted up against the 2014 Round Pond Left Bank Blend. This wine is still a baby, did not show up like the last bottle we tried. It must be in one of those shut down phases, we hope.
Deep purplish ruby red. Nose is coated in sweet spices and blueberries on the attack. A little bit of white pepper too with an odd touch of perfumey greenery. A touch stinky too. Heavy rounded tannins (7/10) and medium to full bodied. Dark berries on the palate but it needed around three hours to finally start opening up on the palate. Long and lingering finish. Will probably leave our next bottle for another two to three years before trying another. Drink from 2019 till 2037. (92+)
Tasted up against the 2014 Round Pond Left Bank Blend. This wine is still a baby, did not show up like the last bottle we tried. It must be in one of those shut down phases, we hope.
Deep purplish ruby red. Nose is coated in sweet spices and blueberries on the attack. A little bit of white pepper too with an odd touch of perfumey greenery. A touch stinky too. Heavy rounded tannins (7/10) and medium to full bodied. Dark berries on the palate but it needed around three hours to finally start opening up on the palate. Long and lingering finish. Will probably leave our next bottle for another two to three years before trying another. Drink from 2019 till 2037. (92+)
@Mike R @David L @Ron R @Carl Fischer @Joe Lucca Had some fun last night!! Friends came over and we enjoyed a beautiful evening outside and did a blind tasting of these 3 beauties: 2014 Becklyn Reserve, 2013 Morlet & 2013 Beau Vigne Estate. The Becklyn Reserve came in 3rd. All 3 ended up being decanted for 5+ hours before we dig into them. The Becklyn was great but it was overshadowed by the others. Insane Quality price ratio. Paid $105 for the bottle. The nose had dark fruit and blue fruit which I love. It's youth was showing on the mid & back palate and the finish was short in comparison to its rivals.
Don't get me wrong, badass bottle of wine and I'm happy I bought 24 of them!! On this particular evening it was simply upstaged. I would absolutely recommend this to everyone. Can't wait to see how it develops over time!
@Mike R @David L @Ron R @Carl Fischer @Joe Lucca Had some fun last night!! Friends came over and we enjoyed a beautiful evening outside and did a blind tasting of these 3 beauties: 2014 Becklyn Reserve, 2013 Morlet & 2013 Beau Vigne Estate. The Becklyn Reserve came in 3rd. All 3 ended up being decanted for 5+ hours before we dig into them. The Becklyn was great but it was overshadowed by the others. Insane Quality price ratio. Paid $105 for the bottle. The nose had dark fruit and blue fruit which I love. It's youth was showing on the mid & back palate and the finish was short in comparison to its rivals.
Don't get me wrong, badass bottle of wine and I'm happy I bought 24 of them!! On this particular evening it was simply upstaged. I would absolutely recommend this to everyone. Can't wait to see how it develops over time!
@Paul T @Ron R @Bill Bender @Eric Shanks @Connor McMahon @Warren Sapp Me N Paul hanging at the club!
@Paul T @Ron R @Bill Bender @Eric Shanks @Connor McMahon @Warren Sapp Me N Paul hanging at the club!
Jan 13th, 2017
So, this was DELICIOUS. In all honesty, I know people have recommended a super long decant, but even at the hour mark, this wasn't nearly as tight and abrasive as I expected. You're definitely not popping and pouring this, but there is a nice elegance to this wine. Gorgeous nose...blackberry pie and vanilla. Can definitely get Mike Smith's style as it wasn't too light or overly heavy...the body and structure to this felt perfect. I got a ton of blackberries, cassis and a touch of clove. Thinking I should go back and get more of my allocation. @Greg Ballington @David L @Martin G Rivard @Ron R @Paul T , y'all were the ones who put this on the map for me and your scores pushed me to grabbing one. THANK YOU!
So, this was DELICIOUS. In all honesty, I know people have recommended a super long decant, but even at the hour mark, this wasn't nearly as tight and abrasive as I expected. You're definitely not popping and pouring this, but there is a nice elegance to this wine. Gorgeous nose...blackberry pie and vanilla. Can definitely get Mike Smith's style as it wasn't too light or overly heavy...the body and structure to this felt perfect. I got a ton of blackberries, cassis and a touch of clove. Thinking I should go back and get more of my allocation. @Greg Ballington @David L @Martin G Rivard @Ron R @Paul T , y'all were the ones who put this on the map for me and your scores pushed me to grabbing one. THANK YOU!
Jan 8th, 2017 @David A Lentine @Paul T @Ron R You inspired me Paul!! Shit, I just got caught placing my hand in the cookie jar!!!
😍🍷🍷😍 This is Mind blowing gooooooooood!!!! Holy mother of God!!!
He's not so mad anymore.., Thank goodness the wine rocked!! He was reaching for his car keys to drivie me back to the airport until he had his first sip! 😂😍🍷🍷🍷😍😂 . This bottle was cellared for an extended period of time compared to your bottle Paul. David has had it for a full 14 days. I'm gonna write this a 9.9 since it was stolen from the cookie jar. I'll kidding aside, it is a very very solid 9.7
@David A Lentine @Paul T @Ron R You inspired me Paul!! Shit, I just got caught placing my hand in the cookie jar!!!
😍🍷🍷😍 This is Mind blowing gooooooooood!!!! Holy mother of God!!!
He's not so mad anymore.., Thank goodness the wine rocked!! He was reaching for his car keys to drivie me back to the airport until he had his first sip! 😂😍🍷🍷🍷😍😂 . This bottle was cellared for an extended period of time compared to your bottle Paul. David has had it for a full 14 days. I'm gonna write this a 9.9 since it was stolen from the cookie jar. I'll kidding aside, it is a very very solid 9.7
The more I have Moulds Vineyard the less I like it, definitely my last bottle I’ll be buying.
The more I have Moulds Vineyard the less I like it, definitely my last bottle I’ll be buying.
Sep 21st, 2019