2023 Heritage Clone - Cabernet Sauvignon "To Kalon"

The 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon To Kalon Vineyard Heritage Clone is slightly more floral and inky, with a deep purple hue and sensational blue fruit, liquid rock-like minerality, and notes of crushed violets and incense. Full-bodied, deep, and massively structured, with a great finish, it's another flat-out awesome wine in this lineup. Thomas commented that this will most likely form the base of the Old Sparky release. (08/2025)

Clone 31 isn't a very common choice these days, because of its small yields, but perhaps that's part of what makes Schrader's 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Heritage Clone To Kalon Vineyard so darn good. Scents of dried spices and dusty loam accent black cherries and even a hint of something more exotic, like stone fruit. This stunner is full-bodied and supple, with a silky, dusty feel, lovely texture and weight and a balanced, vibrant and long finish. Am I underestimating it?

- Joe Czerwinski (06/2025)