{"product_id":"carter-cellars-the-g-t-o-beckstoffer-to-kalon-vineyard-cabernet-sauvignon-2016-1-5l","title":"Carter Cellars - \"The G.T.O. Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard\" Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (1.5L)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinemakers Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReferred to as \"a true bucket list Cabernet Sauvignon,\" the 2016 Carter Cellars available only in Magnum format is sourced from the very best barrels, out of the very best slices of the Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard. Year after year this is a massive skyscraper of a wine, possesses huge notes of dark blackberry and dense blueberry fruit, matched with roasted flavors in both the aromatic and tasting profiles. The finish is endless in this super-intense, rich wine. Like all of our Beckstoffer To Kalons the sweetness of finely grained tannins and the emerging complexity permits enjoyment at this early stage, but let it age for 10 to 25 years to see the best of what this wine has to offer. As always, extremely limited, so act with haste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCritical Acclaim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e100 points Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon The GTO is very deep purple-black in color. Bam! Out of the gate it produces an incredibly alluring nose of freshly crushed black cherries, blackberry compote, blackcurrant cordial and licorice with nuances of violets, fertile loam, black truffles, unsmoked cigars and a waft of beef drippings. Big, full-bodied and powerful in the mouth—without the least bit of heaviness—the palate gives an awe-inspiring array of earth, black fruit preserves and floral layers, supported by a rock-solid frame of ripe, grainy tannins, finishing epically long and with fantastic freshness. This is To Kalon giving its all! (LPB, 10\/2018)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e99 points Jeb Dunnuck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kolan Vineyard The G.T.O. comes from all three of Mark Carter’s To Kalon parcels: The Three Kings, G.T.O, and The Grand Daddy. It's a heavenly wine offering killer aromas and flavors of creme de cassis, graphite, camphor, cigar tobacco, and spice. More open and opulent than the three other To Kalon cuvées, it's full-bodied, incredibly decadent, and as seamless and sexy as it gets, with an expansive, layered texture, a rocking mid-palate, sweet tannin, and a huge finish. It's one of those truly gorgeous wines that offer sensational, almost over the top decadence yet never seems heavy, cumbersome, or too much. Don't miss it! (01\/2019)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Logan, Carter Cellars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48146985910496,"sku":"130887","price":1072.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/files\/w6956730ue_1.jpg?v=1763675823","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/carter-cellars-the-g-t-o-beckstoffer-to-kalon-vineyard-cabernet-sauvignon-2016-1-5l","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}