Schrader Old Sparky 2004 3.0L Rhone Once you put your nose

Once you put your nose in the glass

powdery tannins

and in this vintage the wine fully merits its lofty reputation

a seamless mouthfeel

cracked pepper

Schrader Old Sparky 2004 3.0L Rhone Once you put your nose"The 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Old Sparky is made from clones 4, 6 and 337, the same as the Schrader, and comes from the Beckstoffer To Kalon vineyard as well. It tips the scales at the highest alcohol for them 14. 7%. It was aged 20 months in 80% Darnajou and 20% Taransaud and there are only 100 cases. This is a spectacular wine that is very sexy and forward, with great creme de cassis, and blackberry fruit intermixed with hints of coffee, unsmoked