A lush Cabernet Sauvignon with vanilla, cassis, mint and leather on the nose. The palate is leathery and full of red fruit, dried figs, and vanilla, finishing dry and long. A big wine that can age with the best of them.
Vineyards: Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper, Beckstoffer to Kalon, Beckstoffer Las Piedras, Beckstoffer Dr. Crane, and Stagecoach Vineyard.
Robert Parker: "Alpha Omega's flagship 2011 ERA (a selection of their finest barrels) is full and rich with slightly more tannin and structure than its siblings. This impressively endowed wine is similar to several of the single vineyard offerings. Like the Stagecoach Vineyard effort, it is made in a more backward, brooding style, especially for a 2011. Give it several years of bottle age and drink it over the following 12-15 years.Rating: 90+"