2007 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Franc Single Vineyard Steinhauer Ranch Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  7/23/2015 - mflesh wrote:

  This wine still carries a significant youth to it. Very nice wine, very complex. Probably approaching the top of the hill, but not yet there. Had a nose of cinnamon candy apple with black pepper and cinnamon. The entry was dark fig, earthy jam, rather young fruit up front that still presents itself as the primary identifying characteristic. Wine got a little unhinged in the middle, which is where the earthy elements really started to shine. But, a sweeter mocha was also showing through. The finish was very gritty, fruit filled . Lots of pepper. Still has 5-7 years left. Unfortunately this is my last bottle!

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  5/9/2015 - oenophilemoose wrote: 94 Points

  Decanted for four hours. Aromatic nose, dense, dark and rich palate coating fruit accompanied by low acidity and firm tannins with a little warmth on a wonderful finish. Absolutely delicious.

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  6/17/2014 - mflesh Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I don't understand the 88 point rating given by one CT user....who didn't explain why. So let me tell you why this is a 90. First off, this wine is true to Cabernet Franc form. It has the floral on the nose, the mint, eucalyptus, lilac, jasmine, hawthorne......it smells like a wildflower meadow. Pours a nice purple with dark red undertones into the glass. On the palate is a wine that is medium bodied at best. It's Cab Franc - not supposed to have a lavish full bodied backbone. The initial taste goes up the nose with jasmine and wildflower, with a nice black cherry that settles in the mid-palate to somewhat of an alcoholic heat (much better on day 2). The finish is a little earthy, still very medium bodied, not full bodied and certainly not sweet. Has a fair amount of oak barrel and tannin. This wine is a youngster. Like any Beringer single vineyard wine, this one can go for quite a while. The Howell Mountain origin almost guarantees this one until 2022 or perhaps longer, but I'd say that the top of the hill is probably 2017/18. Excellent and TRADITIONAL Cab Franc - this is not a Franc dressed up in an Oakville tuxedo --- the bottle has simply been allowed to be itself. Bravo Beringer.

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