Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2003

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Winery:

Beringer

Varietal:

Cabernet Sauvignon

Region:

USA > California > Napa

Type:

Red Wine

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Drink Dates:

Drink Now - 2020

UPC:

 

User Tags:  smooth, earthy, color descriptors, resinous, balance, chemical, mediterranean fruits, stone fruits, berry, finish - long 

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What to Expect

California's Napa Valley has been a source of world-class Cabernet Sauvignon for well over a century. Its warm climate and varied terrain allows for many styles of wine. One thread that runs through almost all the Cabernet based wines from Napa is their lush, ripe full-bodied feel and rich flavors of currant and berry. Wines from the valley floor, particularly around Rutherford, are famed for a dusty quality and those coming from the hillsides surrounding the valley, Mt. Veeder, Diamond Mountain and Howell Mountain for example, tend to be a little leaner with more obvious structural elements.

Winemakers Notes

"14.1% 1 bottle 3/11/07 92 pts Wine Advocate. Dark Ruby color accompanied by a big, sweet nose of smoked meats, black currant jam, chocolate, pain grille, and espresso roast. Rich full-bodied, and deep with silky tannin and loads of length & concentration, it should drink well for 15-20 years."

Vinifying the fruit from each vineyard separately, Ed Sbragia and his winemaking partner Laurie Hook used gentle pump-over techniques for optimal extraction, and then aged the wines in hand-selected, custom-toasted barrels of new French Nevers oak. The wines went through read more...100% malolactic fermentation for added complexity and softness, and were aged just over two years before Ed selected the Cabernet Sauvignon blend from seven different single-vineyards - 32% St. Helena Home Ranch, 19% Steinhauer Ranch, 12% Marston Vineyard, 12% Bancroft Ranch, 8% Quarry Vineyard, 6% Rancho del Oso, and 6% Chabot. Also added to the blend is a touch of Cabernet Franc (5%) from Bancroft and Steinhauer Ranches.    (hide)

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