2021 Worlds End Crossfire Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper 750ML
2021 Worlds End Crossfire Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper 750ML Cocoa powder, liqueur and pencil shavings on the nose. Lush on the palate, as is the theme with Maltus World’s End Cabs, all of which are well-built. On entry, baking spice and blackberry, silkiness against fine-grain tannin. Every ounce, a pleasure.
World’s End is a project by winemaking force Jonathan Maltus. The man has a LONG list of 95-100-point wines. He emerged as a leading visionary from the 1990s ‘garagiste’ period in St.-Émilion, where he pushed the limits and broke all the traditional rules to set new expectations for quality and price. He does it all, most notably across places like Le Dôme and Teyssier, and other top Right Bank estates. World’s End is his Napa outfit and he’s connected with all the right vineyards for sourcing, which are Beckstoffer To Kalon, Beckstoffer Georges III, and Stagecoach (on the Pritchard Hill side).