Anyone tried the 2017 Becklyns yet?

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Nope it’s live.

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Anyone tried this one yet?

2017 Becklyn Pangkarra-Made in two new special selected French Oak barrels from row 56 in the Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper vineyard in Yountville this wine shows mulberries, a freshness of ripe ruby red notes of strawberry, cherries, and raspberry. It is laden with earth and mineral suggestions all the while remaining long on the finish with just a hint of crème de cassis as a final touch. Enjoy 2021-2045. 39 cases made.

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Order in. 3 of each or the reds. Hope I don’t regret not getting more.

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Have they even been bottled yet?

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I have to say, I’m very curious about any Mike Smith cab represented by only 468 bottles.

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The MH has got to be one of the best deals going for that vineyard.

Does anyone know if the Reserve is the same as the Moulds reserve ($95) of the past or is this new?

Thinking of keeping it light since I went all in on Napa ‘16s, maybe a 4 or 6 pack of Cabs heavy on the Napa Valley for value.

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Took it light this round, will load up more next year. 2018 is a better vintage.

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In for a dozen.

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I clicked on the Purchase link, and there’s no place for me to sign in??

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I picked up 3x Napa, 1x Hopper, 1x Moulds. The Pangkarra sounds intriguing, but I didn’t want to throw the money at it without any data.

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3x Napa, 2x MH, 1x Pangkarra - figured I’d get 1 of the initial release.

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3x Napa, 2x MH, 1x Pangkarra for me as well. Figured if the Pangkarra turns in to a hit, at least I have one I can pride myself on.

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I just placed my order for an assortment of everything except the Pangkarra. While I still buy a few Cabs at or above that price level, I’m cutting back and not looking to add another one that’s approaching $200.

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Passed this year, will be much lighter on 2017s than 2016s in general for vintage specific reasons as well as general trend

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Come visit Chico and we will pour it for you! [cheers.gif]

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I finally got around to ordering, and bought 6 Napa Valley (with an additional 4 wish listed), and 2 Missouri Hopper (never had it). The Pangkarra looks to be sold out. I like the Becklyn Reserve, but have 4 of the 2014 still aging away, so didn’t order… I really like the Napa Valley bottling, and find it drinks quite well young, I’ve probably had 4 bottles of the 2016 already. I am not very concerned about the 2017 vintage, qualitatively speaking, for known and trusted producers.