The 2009 Brut Blanc de Blancs Clos Lanson is showing beautifully

and a very pretty

sweet herbs and tobacco

When last seen

this is as bright and minerally a Scharzhofberger Kabinett as I can recall

Myriad, Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:2016 The 2009 Brut Blanc deAnother blockbuster, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard is certainly up with the crme de la crme from the region. From an incredible vineyard just outside the town of St. Helena that was replanted in 1998, and made entirely from clone 337 aged in 90% new French oak, it offers a sensational bouquet of blackcurrants, tobacco leaf, damp earth, and chocolate that develops beautifully with time in the glass. It's a rich, powerful