Schrader Cellars, Napa Valley, "Old Sparky", Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 (1.5L)

In Original Wooden Case100 points Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThe 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Old Sparky, which is essentially made from clone 4 from two separate blocks, clone 6 and clone 337, is another perfect wine from the Schraders. I suppose it’s a little boring to say, and perhaps I can be accused of creating unrealistic expectations on the part of readers, but this is as great as Cabernet can be. Tasting like a first-growth Pauillac, the wine is opaque purple and has a fabulous nose of lead pencil, spring flowers, blueberry and blackberry and the telltale cassis. There is also some licorice and sweet oak, the tannins are ripe, and the wine full-bodied. (RP) (10/2015)