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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.5 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by msuwine on 2/10/2021 & rated 91 points: This ripe and round Cabernet is drinking fine at the moment, but it’s too diffuse and plump to be that exciting. Medium red in color; full in body; nose of blackberry, plum, cardamon, and graphite. Flavors of blueberry pie, black licorice, and fruit cake, with a plush and sweet finish. Blend of 99% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Petit Verdot. 14.5% alcohol. Drink in next few years. (2101 views) | | | Tasted by travelme on 11/26/2020 & rated 95 points: MFLESH nailed the notes and the score. What a terrific bottle. Enjoyed with the family and friends during Thanksgiving. This was the wine of the night for many. (539 views) | | | Tasted by mflesh on 12/27/2019 & rated 93 points: Excellent wine from a great, classic Napa producer. One of the things that Beringer continues to do so well with their SVD Cabs is to make sure that terroir is always represented in the wine. Nose of black cherry and blueberry fruit with a hint of clove. Entry of red clay, black cherry cola and baking spice. Hint of truffle. Hint of dark chocolate. Some eucalyptus. Softer tannin finish. Very balanced. More to the black cherry side than black or blue for sure. Opened for an hour prior to drinking and was ready to go when we first poured. Man these are good. 93.499. IMO if you have these I do feel they're ready to go with minimal decant but you could hold for another 7 years easily. (871 views) | | | Tasted by Radzimir on 10/10/2019 & rated 92 points: One of my favorite vineyards. So there’s bias here. That’s said I did hope for more. But maybe because it’s one of my favorites so expectation was too high. But still a very good wine. Blueberry pie filling with soft eucalyptus oil. Easy to drink but thought it would have more power to it. Great wine. (750 views) | | | Tasted by EMTAME on 1/19/2018 & rated 93 points: Showing a beautiful floral bouquet from the get go, followed by a smooth, black fruited palate that hides a blanket of adolescent tannins. Excellent now, but this wine has years to go and will likely get even better. (1179 views) | | | Tasted by BigBoy_Sonoma on 11/26/2015 & rated 92 points: red fruit, black fruit, spice, great balance and nice complexity, smokey oak. a- (1552 views) | | | Tasted by pakabear on 3/27/2014 & rated 91 points: Dark fruit, tar, toasted oak, good length and structure. (2305 views) | | | Tasted by J-Sho on 11/17/2013 & rated 92 points: This wine is drinking really well right now. This is several days post consumption so no details but found this wine well balanced with soft fruit and nice complexity. (2193 views) |
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Vinous, May/June 2012, IWC Issue #162
(Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Bancroft Ranch Howell Mountain) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, New Releases from Napa Valley (Dec 2011)
(Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon Bancroft Ranch Howell Mt./napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Beringer Vineyards Producer websiteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Howell Mountain Howell Mountain |
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