Lot 166
BERINGER CABERNET SAUVIGNON PRIVATE RESERVE 1991 (2) WA 96
BERINGER CABERNET SAUVIGNON PRIVATE RESERVE 1993 (1 MAG.) WA 93
BERINGER CABERNET SAUVIGNON PRIVATE RESERVE 1997 (1) WA 95
BERINGER CABERNET SAUVIGNON PRIVATE RESERVE 2006 (1 MAG.) WA 93+
BERINGER CABERNET SAUVIGNON PRIVATE RESERVE 2011 (1 MAG.)
Lot 166 Details
BERINGER CABERNET SAUVIGNON PRIVATE RESERVE 1991 (2)
Napa Valley.
u. 2 x bn. 1 x scuffed label. 1 x wrinkled label.
With sweet tannin, a full-bodied mouthfeel and incredible purity as well as youthfulness, this wine has another 15-20 years of life left in it. If this were a Bordeaux, one would think it was 8-10 years old, not two decades. There are no hard edges, and the seamless integration of all the component parts make it one of the prodigious Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserves to drink now as well as over the next 20 years. May 2011 Drink: 2011-2031 WA 96
BERINGER CABERNET SAUVIGNON PRIVATE RESERVE 1993 (1 mag.)
Napa Valley.
u. ts. stained label
WA 93
BERINGER CABERNET SAUVIGNON PRIVATE RESERVE 1997 (1)
Napa Valley.
u. bn. wrinkled label
The fruit came from five separate vineyards, Bancroft Ranch and Tre Colline on Howell Mountain, Chabot and St. Helena Home Vineyard, and for the first time, a small portion came from the Marston Ranch on Spring Mountain. Still densely purple-colored, the 1997 exhibits wonderful plum, blackberry, cedar, spice and subtle smoky oak notes, a gorgeously opulent texture, full-bodied power and hints of roasted espresso and white chocolate in the flavors. This beauty can be drunk now and over the next 12-15+ years. One of the all-time great Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserves, it also has the highest production to date of this cuvee. May 2011 WA 95
BERINGER CABERNET SAUVIGNON PRIVATE RESERVE 2006 (1 mag.)
Napa Valley.
WA 93+
BERINGER CABERNET SAUVIGNON PRIVATE RESERVE 2011 (1 mag.)
Napa Valley.