1996 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Franc Third Century

Community Tasting Notes (35) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  2/10/2024 - MOCGator wrote: 95 Points

  Still alive and still beautiful. One of the single best cab francs to ever come from Napa Valley. Still lots of secondary fruit and a remarkable mouthfeel. With no hint of any green at all.

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  4/7/2023 - AlyssaRock12 wrote: 89 Points

  Nose: cigar box, black pepper, blackberry, wood chips, dry forest floor, brownie, smoke
  
  Palate: smoke, cigar box, dark cherry; high - acidity, tart; med + body, very silky; nice tannins
  
  Overall: it’s good but too acidic/tart for me

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  4/7/2023 - JRockEsq Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Method: bottle in fridge 30 minutes prior to opening; pop and pour; Cab glass
  
  Look: medium slightly muddy garnet-ruby with faint bricking
  
  Nose: bell pepper, cigar box, light forest floor, dried cherry, dried raspberry, pencil shavings; great, serious, nose
  
  Palate: dried cherry, underripe blackberry, graphite; long finish of graphite, minerals, light forest floor, pencil shavings; dry; medium body; medium+ very fine tannin; medium+ acidity
  
  Overall thoughts: Great, complex and serious nose. Somewhat mature on the palate with more dried fruit and nice earthy note, along with serious, but welcomed structure from really nice, fine tannins. 91 - 92 points. Great wine.

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  10/14/2022 - Rezy13 wrote:

  Wines with 25+ Years Non-Blind (Bin 75 Alpharetta, GA): Ashy nose, mineral, yeast, doughy, red fruit, herb, fleshy and fat on the palate, dusty, a touch awkward, chocolate on the finish, malty; a nice wine but tough stacking up in the context of the first 2 in the flight.

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  7/11/2022 - Margaux Bro Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Still surprisingly fruit forward for this level of age. Very enjoyable wine, and will continue to be for some time.

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