2018 | Myriad Cellars | Vineyard Beckstoffer Georges III Empyrean

A stunning nose of blackcurrants, smoked tobacco, candied violets, orange blossom, and flowery incense gives way to a full-bodied, powerful wine with building tannins, a wonderful sense of freshness and purity, no hard edges, and a great finish.

Producer Information

Myriad Cellars is a wine producer based in California's Napa Valley. Founder Mike Smith released his first vintage under the Myriad Cellars label in 2005, and today the estate's portfolio is largely dedicated to single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon wines, with smaller offerings of single-vineyard Syrah and Sémillon. Numerous wines have received perfect 100-point scores from numerous publications, including former US wine critic Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. Myriad Cellars makes wines from a selection of Napa Valley vineyards. The most famous of these is the 10-hectare (25-acre) Beckstoffer Dr. Crane vineyard in St Helena, which was planted in 1858 and sits atop deep alluvial soils. Seven rows of its Cabernet Sauvignon vines are harvested to produce Myriad Cellars' Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon and Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard 'Elysian' Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon wines. The wines are made at the Tamber Bey Winery in Calistoga. Myriad Cellars also makes wines from several other key vineyards. The Beckstoffer Georges III vineyard in Rutherford is home to 121 hectares (300 acres) of vines planted on loam and red volcanic clay soils, and provides grapes for the single-vineyard Georges III Cabernet Sauvignon wine. Further Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from the Three Twins vineyard in St Helena while the Las Madres vineyard in Carneros provides Syrah and Sémillon is sourced from growers around Napa Valley. The Sangiacomo Tall Grass vineyard in Sonoma Valley provides Pinot Noir for a number of rosés, some of which are released in cans. In addition to his Myriad Cellars estate wines, Mike Smith also produces wines under the 12C, Ancillary Cellars, Becklyn Cellars, Carter Cellars, Scarlett and Quivet Cellars labels. Myriad Cellars operates a tasting room in Heron House, Yountville.

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