Schrader Cellars CCS Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 750ml
The Wine Advocate | RP 97
Published: Jan 29, 2021
Schrader’s CCS comes from Beckstoffer’s To Kalon vineyard in Oakville, produced from clone 4 grown on the C1 block. It is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged in 100% new Darnajou and Taransaud French oak barrels for 18 months. Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon CCS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard rolls effortlessly out of the glass with profound notions of baked plums, boysenberries, blackberry pie and cassis, leading to hints of mocha, tapenade and black truffles. Full-bodied, concentrated and with a rock-solid backbone of grainy tannins, it delivers muscular black fruit and savory flavors, leading to a long, earthy finish. 821 cases were made.
Drink Date 2023 - 2045
Jamessuckling.com | JS 98
Published: Jan 27, 2021
An expressive, seductive nose, showing notes of plums, dark fruit, flowers and some vanilla. Full-bodied and well structured with firm tannins. Powerful. A great cabernet sauvignon that will benefit from aging. Better after 2025.
Schradercellars.com
“There’s something very special about this wine. The fruit component with the structure with the tannins, it is a pleasure to drink and a pleasure to share.” — Carol Schrader
VINTAGE: 2018
ALCOHOL: 14.5%
VINEYARD: Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard
APPELLATION: Oakville, Napa Valley
VARIETAL: Cabernet Sauvignon
CLONE: Pure Clone 4
COOPERAGE: Aged 20 months in rare Darnajou French oak barrels
WINEMAKER: Thomas Rivers Brown
Tasting Notes
Continuing the legacy of excellence for this benchmark wine, the 2018 Schrader CCS is a stunning example of essential Cabernet Sauvignon power, polished by clonal finesse and terroir. The senses are enraptured by a seamless cavalcade of black and blue fruit compote, late summer bramble berries, white nectarine and jasmine blossoms, cedar, and smoked spices. One of our most popular wines, it continues to fascinate and mesmerize upon release and reward for decades to come.