From Salmanazar (9 litre bottle)--always wanted to open a TN this way! Copying Cooper here, medium color with plummy dark fruit, earth, mushrooms, herbs, smoke and coffee bean on the palate. Lively, with fairly perfect balance between tannins and acid.
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From a 9 litre bottle. Medium Dark red with brown edges, dark fruit, earth, mushrooms, herbs, smoke and coffee bean. Beautiful lively plum fruit mixed with smoke and earth flavours. Still some heft to the finish, almost a balance between tannins and acid.
Best Beringer I've had.
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Pristine bottle. Slightly sour nose rendered some concern. After 10 minutes all was good. Very youthful. Blue fruits still vibrant, the tannins were still present and a pleasant but not long finish. Still held together nicely on it's second day- very impressive.
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brown rim but rich, deep, very ripe almost sweet nose with fine vanilla-oak notes; bit chocolaty, rich dark cherry, hair sweet taste; still somewhat tannic; slow fade but a rather simple finish
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Drank from Double Magnum... Shows its age, ruby with orange rim... Earth and Truffle on the nose... as with the palate, leather, spice , Long finish.... threw alot of sediment
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Drank alongside an 81 Ducru. Good color and nose. Well balanced. Pretty traditional California palate. Was the better of the two wines that night. Decanting helped. Cork in pretty good shape.
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PRETTY RED COLOR, RED-BROWN ON THE RIM. NICE FRUIT AND OAK WITH LEATHER AND JAMMY BERRIES IN THE AROMA.SOFTER THAN 1/89 TSTG BUT W/ SIMILAR SCORES.RICH BERRY FRUIT AND LICORICE FLVR.MED FNSH
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4/15/2020 - SARED Likes this wine: 93 Points
Needed 15 to open. Then wide open for 1-1.5 hours. And then faded into sour cherry and leather.
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10/26/2019 - TGOT Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drinking so well right now. Earth, mushrooms, tobacco. Silky smooth tannin. Medium long finish.
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10/19/2018 - Neecies Likes this wine: 95 Points
From Salmanazar (9 litre bottle)--always wanted to open a TN this way! Copying Cooper here, medium color with plummy dark fruit, earth, mushrooms, herbs, smoke and coffee bean on the palate. Lively, with fairly perfect balance between tannins and acid.
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10/18/2018 - David J Cooper wrote: 94 Points
From a 9 litre bottle. Medium Dark red with brown edges, dark fruit, earth, mushrooms, herbs, smoke and coffee bean. Beautiful lively plum fruit mixed with smoke and earth flavours. Still some heft to the finish, almost a balance between tannins and acid.
Best Beringer I've had.
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1/5/2016 - ledwards wrote: 92 Points
Pristine bottle. Slightly sour nose rendered some concern. After 10 minutes all was good. Very youthful. Blue fruits still vibrant, the tannins were still present and a pleasant but not long finish. Still held together nicely on it's second day- very impressive.
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9/9/2015 - logos wrote: 72 Points
brown rim but rich, deep, very ripe almost sweet nose with fine vanilla-oak notes; bit chocolaty, rich dark cherry, hair sweet taste; still somewhat tannic; slow fade but a rather simple finish
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11/22/2013 - johnwine Likes this wine: 94 Points
Absolutely perfect Napa Cab.
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5/8/2013 - StacyA wrote: flawed
Cork crumbled into tiny fragments. Tasted anyway. Completely gone. Nothing left. Will be tasting another bottle in a few weeks.
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3/30/2011 - Gob wrote: 88 Points
Drank from Double Magnum... Shows its age, ruby with orange rim... Earth and Truffle on the nose... as with the palate, leather, spice , Long finish.... threw alot of sediment
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1/24/2011 - John Nezlek wrote: 89 Points
Drank alongside an 81 Ducru. Good color and nose. Well balanced. Pretty traditional California palate. Was the better of the two wines that night. Decanting helped. Cork in pretty good shape.
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11/2/2009 - rbfleming wrote: 92 Points
Earthy truffles in the nose. Inky color. Tones of chocolate and berry/cherry. Still elegant but subtly so.
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9/24/2005 - TashNYC wrote: flawed
Alas, it was spoiled :(
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7/14/1994 - buckeye76 wrote: 89 Points
PRETTY RED COLOR, RED-BROWN ON THE RIM. NICE FRUIT AND OAK WITH LEATHER AND JAMMY BERRIES IN THE AROMA.SOFTER THAN 1/89 TSTG BUT W/ SIMILAR SCORES.RICH BERRY FRUIT AND LICORICE FLVR.MED FNSH
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