2017 Judge Palmer "Beckstoffer To Kalon" Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USAABOUT THIS WINE The name To Kalon is whispered in hushed tones among lovers of Cabernet Sauvignon everywhere. There is something magical about the terroir at this valley floor site in Oakville that has produced world class wines for generations of Napa Valley vintners. To Kalon sits on an alluvial fan deposited by ancient streams that flowed down from the Mayacamas mountains, establishing deep, gravelly, well draining soils. The first winter with big

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In order to give back to a wine community that has been so welcoming and supportive

currently manages a unique mosaic of over 100 different nice terroirs

5% Molinara

Finca Mendel surrounds the bodega at about 900m of altitude in Mayor Drummond was planted in 1928 to malbec at the old density of about 5

Perfect for those who are seeking rare and intense emotions

poised spectacularly above the sparkling

these sites are predominantly Garnatxa Blanca

south facing slopes

Ageing always in our own American oak barrels

but his effortless calm

Relatively secluded