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1984 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 46
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acyso wrote: 88 points
April 6, 2024 - Birthday party (Chicago, IL): Not as good as the other 1984s we had earlier in the week. This was a little volatile and thinning out on the palate. I could have guessed merlot instead of cabernet franc here.
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RockinCabs wrote: 94 points
March 16, 2024 - Nose: Leather, pencil, cedar and mint with Dark Straberry, Plum and dried bluberry notes. Palate: A bit stern and dry initially with quite a bit of tannin, but the fruit came in as it opened. Cedar, graphite, mint, blackberry and old library book. Well pitched acidity and a classic Napa meets Bordeaux profile. Finish: decent length and nice wood, smoke and spice with more eucalyptus in the finish.
This was from 3L and served at a party for my wife's 40th Birthday. Definitely about as good as this gets. Fresh, coiled and mostly secondary notes on the open, but gained over about 90 minutes. -
KVM wrote:
December 4, 2023 - California Cabernet dinner (Annabelle's Kitchen, Calgary): Dark and still vital. Fruit has some spice and a sweetness to it. The bright acid strikes me as citric acid but it's probably not. The last bottle opened at dinner so I was getting fatigued. A very good bottle, well cellared.
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TWSA Likes this wine: 91 points
October 7, 2022 - Nose: dark fruits, chocolate
Food: Spanish
Notes: 1984 is a tricky year across all wine regions, I believe Napa might be one of the rare exceptions where the wines in this vintage is still considered drinkable. This Beringer I feel is probably a little off peak but still quite drinkable now. You can still feel reasonable amount of fruits in it and the chocolate flavor is quite attractive. I liked this wine, the next 5 years will probably be the final drinking window for this wine.
Drinking window: Now-2027 -
DaleW wrote:
April 22, 2021 - Vanilla, ripe black plum verging on surmaturite, B/B-
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2021, Issue #93, The 1984 and 1985 Vintages Of California Cabernet Sauvignon(Beringer “Private Reserve” Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
2/21/2014 (link) 91 points(Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve) Bricking, medium dark red violet color; mature, tobacco, cedar nose; mature, tobacco, cedar, tart currant palate, past its peak or poor bottle, but direct from winery's store rooms; medium-plus finish
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By Richard Jennings
9/4/2008 (link) 92 points(Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve) Medium bricking red color with clear meniscus; appealing berry, blackberry, bramble, vanilla and oak spice nose, that changes to a more mature nose after 40 minutes in the glass; youthful palate of cassis, menthol and herbs with good acidity; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1984
- Type Red
- Producer Beringer Vineyards
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Private Reserve
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Code 087000337695
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 237 (56%)
- Consumed 187 (44%)
Food Pairing
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- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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