2002 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (296) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  3/30/2024 - Ecoenophile wrote: 90 Points

  Held up well for a 22 year old. Decanted for an hour and it opened up nicely, rebottled the second half and enjoyed from the bottle on day two. Color is still deep purple, no brick it. Purple fruit and some cedar/cigar box on the nose. Soft fruit on the mid-palate. Medium finish with smooth but present tannins. Held up well… but it may be on its way back down… “if you got’em, smoke’em”

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  1/15/2024 - Wamrod wrote: 95 Points

  Oh my. I’m blown away by this - and from a half-bottle to boot!
  
  Credit to Michigan Mostberg, whose note below nailed it simply and perfectly - and my note will therefore seem almost identical. Plagiarism alert!
  
  For a 20 year old wine from a half bottle to be this dark, and rich is wonderful. Dark, ruby in color, all the way to the edges. Cedar, cigar box and dark cherry nose.
  
  Yes again to the perfect secondary medium dark fruit, slightly spicy and grippy finish. And yes, it’s in an incredible place right now, surely drinking at its best for the next few years. What a treat!

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  10/7/2023 - Michigan Mostberg Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Beautiful dense, ruby color. Cedary, cigar box and dark cherry nose. Perfect secondary medium dark fruit, slightly spicy and grippy finish. In a great spot right now, imagine it wiil remain here for 3-5 yrs. Really a pleasant surprise!

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  6/18/2023 - winespine Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Delicious and in it's drinking window. Poured this at the in-laws for Father's Day dinner where they served with beef tenderloin. Decanted for about an hour and it paired beautifully. The tannins are smooth, good acidity, the oak has integrated well, and there's still plenty of dark fruit here along with leather and forest floor. What a pleasure this was and well worth the wait. When opening aged wine, one always wonders am I opening it too late? Or too early? I feel we got this one spot on. There's lots of life here still, but tertiary characteristics will likely become more pronounced over the next couple of years.

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  5/20/2023 - MadDog2020 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Decanted 1 hr. Lovely smooth. Still
  Some fruit. But end is coming before long.

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