Schrader RBS
Fred Schrader startede Schrader Cellars i 1998 med det mål at lave Napa Valley’s bedste Cabernet Sauvignon. Siden starten har vingården været kendt som et fantastisk brand med store vinmarker som Beckstoffer To Kalon, Las Piedras og George III. Samtidig har vingården haft en utrolig dygtig vinmager, Thomas Brown, som har spillet en central rolle i deres succes. Thomas Brown's rejse i vinindustrien Thomas Brown startede sin karriere som ”cellar rat” hos Turley Cellars og fik derefter sit første store job hos Schrader. Sammen fik de deres første 100 point fra Robert Parker for deres 2002-årgang. Siden da har Thomas Brown og Schrader fået 27 100-point scores fra The Wine Advocate, Wine Spectator, Jeb Dunnuck og James Suckling. Han er en af de bedst betalte konsulenter i branchen af samme grund. Aromatiske noter i Schrader RBS Schrader RBS er kendt for sine aromatiske noter af solbær, blyant, blåbær og rød frugt, som kommer flyvende ud af glasset. Der er også hints af kirsebær, let toasted brioche brød og ristet kaffe. Vinen er virkelig balanceret med bløde tanniner og en silkeblød, rund finish, der gør den til en fornøjelse at drikke. Beckstoffer To Kalon vinmarkens betydning Druerne til Schrader RBS kommer fra Beckstoffer To Kalon, en vinmark fra 1868, kendt for sine outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon-druer. Druerne får optimal sol og varme i løbet af dagen og køles ned af tåge om natten fra havet. Vinen lagres i 20 måneder på sjældne Darnajou-franske fade, hvilket bidrager til dens komplekse smagsprofil. Jeb Dunnuck's vurdering af Schrader RBS 2018 99 Pts. “Another heavenly wine in the lineup is the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard RBS, which comes from Clone 337 and a handful of different blocks in the vineyard. This deep purple-hued beauty has an incredibly seamless, elegant, yet full-bodied style as well as killer notes of creme de cassis, blueberries, wildflowers, violets, white chocolate, and new saddle leather. Flirting with perfection, the tannin quality, purity of fruit, balance, and overall harmony here is just about off the charts. It makes you want to drink the whole bottle, but it should age effortlessly for 25+ years.” - Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Lisa Perrotti-Brown's anmeldelse af Schrader RBS 2018 97 Pts. “Schrader’s RBS comes from Beckstoffer’s To Kalon vineyard in Oakville, produced from 337 clone grown on blocks B1, B2 and E2. The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged in 100% new Darnajou and Taransaud French oak barrels for 18 months. Deep garnet-purple in color, it leaps from the glass with gregarious exotic spice scents-cumin seed, cloves and star anise-over a core of Black Forest cake, blueberry compote and black currant pastilles plus a waft of underbrush. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is completely coated with spicy, open-knit black fruit preserves flavors, marked by bright red-fruit accents. Supported by great tension and velvety tannins, it finishes on a lingering cinnamon toast note. 1,715 cases were made.” - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Advocate
