Beringer, Napa Valley Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Beringer, Napa Valley Private Reserve Cabernet SauvignonRichly fruited with a malt loaf style of aroma as well as blueberry, juniper and violet. This delivers way better fruit complexity than the monolith Napa Cabernet clich. Toasty, rich, proudly tannic. A good flag bearer. (RH)

even crystalline flavors that brim with an almost pungent minerality on the powerful

This Riserva has understated but finely delineated aromas of flowers

there is a great balance of structure

slightly acetone-scented nose over a core of baked blackberries and prunes plus wafts of dried bay leaves

and the wine overall is surprisingly succulent and approachable

powerful and robust full-bodied flavors possess both super energy and minerality before delivering huge length on the balanced

and smoky notes with its finish that doesn't want to quit

There is better verve to the large-scaled flavors that are not quite as dense as those of the Bressandes but do offer good power on the very firm finish that is again shaped by relatively grippy and inelegant tannins

Trasnocho is Fernando Remirez de Ganuza’s take on a more contemporary style

-- Antonio Galloni

harmonious and concentrated

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