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Technical Details
- 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Collin Cranor & Craig Ploof
- US
- California
- North Coast
- Napa Valley
- Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard
- Certified Fish Friendly Farming and Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing
- 80% new French oak
- fermented in closed top stainless-steel tanks
- aged for 22 months in 80% new French oak
- 14.3%
- 178 cases
Grape Culture Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer GIII Rutherford Napa Valley 2022
Certified Fish Friendly Farming and Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing
Multi-Bottle Discount
$88.33 on 2+ bottles!
22% OFF RETAIL!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Cab-mas! And we’re celebrating, BIG time. You’ve probably heard of a little vineyard called Beckstoffer Georges III before… I’s, oh I don’t know, only one of the most famous sites in all of Napa Valley. The rising star that is Grape Culture pulled fruit exclusively from this spot for this 2022 Cab, and you’re never going to believe the price we’re slinging when you order 2 or more bottles.
Grape Culture is one of Napa Valley’s most exciting to watch stars on the rise. The Cranor family launched the label in 2019, hoping to make wines from some of the valley’s most respected sites after spending almost two decades running Nottingham Cellars in Livermore. Collin Cranor brought on Craig Ploof as Director of Winemaking, and together they’ve landed fruit from some mighty patches of earth, including Sugarloaf Mountain, vineyards across Oakville, Rutherford, and Howell Mountain, and today’s superstar: Beckstoffer Georges III.
This Rutherford vineyard is royalty, first planted in 1895 by valley pioneer Thomas Rutherford, then purchased in 1928 by Beaulieu Vineyard founder Georges de Latour. His legendary winemaker, André Tchelistcheff, used its fruit to make BV’s iconic Rutherford Cabernets. Today, the roughly 300-acre site is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon and is considered one of the most coveted vineyards in California.
Pure, concentrated, and intense, this opens with a bodacious core of black cherry and blueberry wrapped in dusty earth and dried sage. It’s both textured and focused, with a youthful tension and energy that demonstrates its capability of long-term aging. The signature Rutherford dust is jolly and present, with grippy tannins and a lingering finish. We’ve got it down from $200 to under $160 on 1, and under $90 on 2 or more with free shipping. Dreamy Cabs from this vineyard rarely (if ever) come around for this price, so do what you gotta do!
FOOD PAIRINGS: A nice, juicy seared ribeye with garlic, butter, and herb mashed potatoes and roasted carrots is going to be the bee’s knees with this dusty and bold Rutherford Cab.