Tobacco nose, also a little smoky oak. In the mouth, faded red fruit flavors are overcome by oak and tobacco. Slightly green and astringent tannin greet you on the finish. While other 2011 Beringer single vineyard Cabernets have been great, this Howell mountain rendition is showing the weak vintage.
Drink now with a decant. You could try to hold hoping that the tannin meld, but you are risking a wine devoid of fruit.
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Dried fruit, dusty herbs, stone, earth tones, licorice, mocha lead to a full-bodied wine that shows subtle sweetness but finishes big and round, smooth and dry. Tannins are present but mellowing. Decanted for 2hrs. Terrific wine.
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10/30/2022 - SchlaepDog Likes this wine: 88 Points
Tobacco nose, also a little smoky oak. In the mouth, faded red fruit flavors are overcome by oak and tobacco. Slightly green and astringent tannin greet you on the finish. While other 2011 Beringer single vineyard Cabernets have been great, this Howell mountain rendition is showing the weak vintage.
Drink now with a decant. You could try to hold hoping that the tannin meld, but you are risking a wine devoid of fruit.
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7/6/2022 - Jkat wrote: 96 Points
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9/19/2019 - Dionysusx Likes this wine: 93 Points
Dried fruit, dusty herbs, stone, earth tones, licorice, mocha lead to a full-bodied wine that shows subtle sweetness but finishes big and round, smooth and dry. Tannins are present but mellowing. Decanted for 2hrs. Terrific wine.
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11/23/2017 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 92 Points
Black fruit, spice, herbal notes, eucalyptus, tea and big tannins on the finish. A-
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2/20/2016 - bzell Likes this wine: 92 Points
Really good wine. Sweet dried fruit on the nose in the mouth thick fruity and sweet. Long finish .
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