1976 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (64) Median Score: 93 points

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  1/7/2023 - Geoff Likes this wine: 95 Points

  4 hour slo-ox, decanted off sediment. Bricking with pale red/brown color. Nose initially funky which blew off in a matter of minutes. Beautiful wine emerged and continued to expand with aeration. Muted fruit, resolved tannins, wonderful secondary and teriary notes. Spices, mild eucalypytus, oak, cigar, leather, all light and sophisticated, swirling in the glass. Also put on weight in the glass. As good and surpising an older Calicab as I have ever had. Comparison with Macdonald 2014. Both exteremely great wines. Time to drink up, if you have any.

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  12/25/2022 - jimcopland wrote: 97 Points

  This bottle the best I've had of this wine. Probably the best California I've had from the 70s. Thoroughly dominated the 75 L'Evangile served contemporaneously this evening..Fully mature. Bricked. A bit barnyardy on the nose. But after 1-2 hours in decanter opens up beautifully. Tomato, orange rind, brown sugar, coffee among the kaleidoscope of tertiary flavors on the palate. Perfectly complemented the prime rib, homemade cranberry sauce, roast carrots and parsnips, and tomato-cucumber salad. As good as it gets for old Napa.

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  10/25/2022 - morpheusrising wrote: flawed

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  5/29/2022 - BradE wrote:

  Heavy on the tea, earth, tobacco notes. Fruit has faded quite a bit. Enjoyable, but zero upside so happy to drink my last bottle.

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  12/22/2021 - dsamuel Likes this wine: 96 Points

  No formal notes as was taken on vacation
  Color was murky and extensive bricking noted - significant concern in my mind on pouring despite a semi decent decanting
  Aromas were quite profound - strong red/black currants with underlying Asian spices/ tobacco/ dried herbs and still with these wonderful and beautifully integrated oak notes - quite Bordeaux like
  Palate was equally alive and really remains fruit driven - yes the secondary/ tertiary qualities are there, but the red/ black fruits here are still driving this wine
  Wonderful silky tannins which are perfectly integrated at this point - lengthy finish as well
  Just about as awesome an aged Calif Cab as Ive ever had the opportunity to taste and prob the oldest
  Just can't imagine this improving but that palate is still so young
  Oh yeah and $18.50 on the label

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