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Beckstoffer To Kalon is possibly Napa Valley’s most iconic vineyard, in part due to the number of 100-point wines that have carried its vineyard designation. Napa pioneer, Hamilton Crabb first planted the historical vineyard in 1868, and it was acquired by Andy Beckstoffer in 1993, who championed the concept of vineyard designated wines. The rest is history.

The vineyard lies on the western boundary of the Oakville Appellation. Running thro...

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Anytime somebody says Napa Cabernet all tastes the same, this is my “Hold my beer!” vineyard that I pour a glass of that can only come from Dr. Crane and nowhere else. The nose on Dr. Crane is always super unique with its almost crystallized expression of fruit. This does not have the intense black fruit that Vine Hill does, and it expresses its Cabernet Sauvignon completely differently than To Kalon does. This has spicy raspberry, vibrant rose petal, African spices, Dry earth, and dark chocolate. The lift and the freshness on the palate are part of what makes this one so unique. It’s almost as if all the fruit within the wine was given an electric shock. One of those true wines where, if you’ve seen the soil within the vineyard when you try the wine, you can taste the soil.


Our 2023 Dr. Crane (81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Cabernet Franc) was co-fermented in a single 4-ton closed-top tank for 28 days on the skins, resulting in profound extraction of color and flavors. After basket pressing, it was aged in the rare Taransaud T5 barrels. The “T5s” are five-year air-dried and highly sought after. As always, we continually tasted throughout the winemaking process, but this wine was complete from the beginning. Bottled without fining or filtration, allowed for maximum development of mouthfeel and texture.

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St Helena, Napa Valley

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