2016 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 6

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 93 points

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  4/6/2024 - gteran76 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  My selection for the monthly CWG.
  
  Opened for 2 hours, then double decanted for a short 15 min period, started consuming about one hour later.
  
  To most in the group it was a clear Napa Cabernet but someone said French…
  
  Body is big, fruit forward, nice integration of tannins, alcohol, acidic and oak. This wine is drinking nicely now but it will only improve in the next 3-10 years.
  
  93+

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  3/26/2024 - Elkcims wrote: 94 Points

  Pnp, drank over 2 evenings. Enjoyable, dark fruit, round texture, supple tannins, no terroir notes. Released at $175? Too much. I paid $117 in 2023. I stopped buying from the winery about 20 years ago for this reason.

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  11/27/2022 - srninvestments Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Outstanding. One of my favorites. Classic Rutherford dust well integrated. Wonderful nose and chewy jammy finish. Drinking very well right now. On my list to purchase more.

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  1/22/2022 - Nbkat8 wrote: 94 Points

  Clone 6 is much better than clone 4 IMO. This is less jammy than the 4 and settles into ripe fruit and oak flowers and spice. Nice finish and well made.

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  1/1/2022 - gteran76 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  We opened this wine for 5 hours before start consuming, no decanting. It was bold, lots of tannins, high acidity, the oak a notch over the top at this stage and phenomenal finish. 91+ the first night.
  
  On day 2 we had a quarte of the bottle and it was wayyyyy BETTER. The over the top oak got settled as it did the high acidity, it was in a great harmony. 93+
  
  This wine is very good now with a long slow ox (24+ hours) or maybe a 1-2 hours decant, I went the slow route. But I'm sure the best course of action will be to hold it for another 2-4 years and then do a 4-6 hours SOX with a 10-20 min decant.

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