Even better than previous bottles. Very refined and balanced. Aromas of dark cherries. Sweet and lush. I believe this arrived on its plateau of maturity a few years ago, but this may be the best bottle yet (and the others were very good too). Six down and two to go. Since this is the main component of the 2002 Beringer Private Reserve, I need to remember to open both bottles together and see and what I see.
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Chateaubriand holiday dinner at the Palace. For me, this wine edged out the 2002 Whitehall Lane Reserve; it was more voluptuous and opulent Sweet, lush tannins and soft tannins. I like this a little more than the previous bottle. Five more to go. I need to do a blind tasting with this wine and the 2002 Beringer Private Reserve, of which the St. Helena Home Vineyard is a major component.
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Restrained. Surprisingly so. A very good food wine. Vanilla and raspberry. A fine effort but not what I expected. I see "Beringer" and I think a big, busty harlot. But this was refined, mellow, and understated. Very Good.
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3/11/2017 - RoccoSydney wrote:
Still with mild amount of tannins so has some time. Two or three years more.
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3/26/2016 - JaneCIllinois Likes this wine: 93 Points
rich and with a lot of depth
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11/15/2015 - mouton45 wrote: 91 Points
Even better than previous bottles. Very refined and balanced. Aromas of dark cherries. Sweet and lush. I believe this arrived on its plateau of maturity a few years ago, but this may be the best bottle yet (and the others were very good too). Six down and two to go. Since this is the main component of the 2002 Beringer Private Reserve, I need to remember to open both bottles together and see and what I see.
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12/18/2014 - mouton45 wrote: 91 Points
Chateaubriand holiday dinner at the Palace. For me, this wine edged out the 2002 Whitehall Lane Reserve; it was more voluptuous and opulent Sweet, lush tannins and soft tannins. I like this a little more than the previous bottle. Five more to go. I need to do a blind tasting with this wine and the 2002 Beringer Private Reserve, of which the St. Helena Home Vineyard is a major component.
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3/17/2013 - The Drunken Cyclist wrote: 89 Points
Restrained. Surprisingly so. A very good food wine. Vanilla and raspberry. A fine effort but not what I expected. I see "Beringer" and I think a big, busty harlot. But this was refined, mellow, and understated. Very Good.
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