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2008 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
Label borrowed from 2007
Label borrowed from 2007
Community Tasting Notes 143
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Barry Notes Likes this wine: 92 points
August 18, 2023 - Decanted for 1hr and returned to bottle 2 hours prior to service. Clear with moderate amount of very fine sediment. Dark purple w/deep ruby edge, no sign of bricking. Long stained legs. Rotten cork which initially showed in the taste but blew off with time. If not for the cork, this would age years yet as the tannins were still pronounced at the finish. Full throttle juice with no rough edge up front and middle with some firm tannins. Very long finish. $60 winery direct.
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Nomadirish wrote: 84 points
July 1, 2023 - Maybe something wrong with my bottle given other comments but this one lost its structure - drinkable but zero body.
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Blackwa Likes this wine: 95 points
June 18, 2023 - Delicious. At its peak right now. Drink up!
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redsonly wrote: 94 points
June 17, 2023 - Patience rewarded
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Rklee4 Likes this wine: 95 points
June 15, 2023 - Fantastic!
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By Stephen Tanzer
Beaulieu’s Georges de Latour Private Reserve: 1965–2016 (Apr 2019), 4/1/2019 (link)(Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges De Latour Private Reserve Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Vintage Retrospective: The 2008 Napa Valley Cabernets (May 2018), 5/18/2018 (link)(Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges De Latour Private Reserve Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
2/24/2012 (link) 91 points(Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve) Dark ruby color; tart berry, black currant, French oak nose; poised, a little tight, tart black currant, blackberry palate; needs 1-2 years; medium-plus finish 91+ points (95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot, 2% Malbec; 27 mos. in 100% French oak; 15.3% alcohol)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Beaulieu Vineyard
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Georges de Latour Private Reserve
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Codes 080696922114, 080696922381, 080696922664
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 2 (0%)
- In Cellars 2,972 (51%)
- Consumed 2,842 (49%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
chocolate, pasta, pizza, red meats, tenderloin with Pat Stege after adding rocks to the Lake outflow (cut). Both wonderful. Pat had to leave emergency to check on his dad.Who Likes This Wine
97% Like It 108 votes
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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