Crossfire Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Expertly integrated oak and tannins. It goes down like velvet... not too fluid, but no unfavorable bite. Lingering finish, reminiscent of toasted coffee beans and shavings of pure cocoa. Im getting deep purple notes on the mid-palate. Lovely.

From beckstoffer vineyard in oakville

1hr+ decant. Deep, dark red color. Heavy menthol and licorice on the nose and palate. More tannic and vibrant than past bottles. Medium plus depth, but medium minus finish. My last bottle.

3rd place. Always a favorite. Called a Napa red blend. Above average Napa cab. See previous notes.

1hr+ decant. Dark red color with purple hues. Super complex wine. Starts out like a high end Italian red like Scassicia, then moves to a refined Bordeaux from St. Emilion, and then it started to run out of gas. This was very well made and high end. Excellent QPR.

Wow!! Simply awesome. 1hr+ decant. Dark purple color. Nose of tar and baking spices. Velvet on the palate and chewy. Nice fruit with earth and refinement throughout. Medium plus depth. Medium minus finish is the only fault. Wish I bought more @ $45!! 96.5 but rounding up. Glad I have two more bottles!!

Very nice. Dark purple color. Lovely nose. More reserved than the last bottle I had with regards to fruit and depth. Texture continues to be excellent as it’s very silky. Decent finish.

The age either did the trick or there is crazy bottle variation with this wine as this one was shockingly awesome!! Very refined and well structured. The dark cherry fruit was integrated well with modest oak. Possessed some nice French elements in tar and earth. I was impressed! Hope my other bottles taste this good!

Very nice. Extremely refined after an hour plus decant. Fairly fruit forward, with strong cherry and cedar tones. Very short finish and lacked depth. Not bad by any means, but had so much more potential.

Agree with other comments. 2009 very good but needs time to open up.