2018 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 93.7 points

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  5/1/2024 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Deep dark reddish-purple in color. Full, forward, & fragrant aromas of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, blackberries & cassis with lovely overtones of dusty/earthy & floral notes, herbs, spices notes of cloves, cocoa, minerals & a bit of oak/vanilla. Full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with spices, herbs, minerals & vanilla/oak. Long lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing but should develop further with additional aging. An indicative blend of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Cabernet Franc & 1% Petit Verdot.

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  4/6/2024 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Drunk mostly with Bruce, Diane, Dean and Deb last night; note is from what remained the next day. Opaque ruby. Nice fruit in the nose, and I do pick up a bit of the (good) green component Bruce mentioned last night. Much more elegant and less powerful mouthfeel than I would have expected at age 6. Certainly very good, but I expected more. 5-13-17-8: 93/100.

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  4/5/2024 - dera Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Dark opaque ruby. Initially tons of oak and vanilla on the nose but thankfully blows out after a short decant. Just your classic Napa profile with cassis, currants, vanilla, thyme. Palate has a surprising touch of acidity, well balanced, red/dark fruited. Finishes long with softened tannins. Honestly, this is a little boring, but obviously high quality.

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  3/12/2024 - clubs Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Robust flavor first night. 94
  2nd night 91.
  3rd night 93+.
  Interesting progression.

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  2/11/2024 - Djwpar3 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  The wine is dark ruby colored, opaque. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle, decanted for 2 hours. It smells like blueberry and raspberry, with vanilla notes. on the palate, blueberry, mineral and light toast. The body is medium/full, with medium tannin. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity, and is well balanced. A winner from Beringer, could spend another 3 years in bottle, but is lovely now.

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