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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.5 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 151 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by bestdamncab on 12/30/2023 & rated 90 points: Red and black cherry on the nose, with hints of cigar box and leather, more of the same on the palate, medium body, touch simple, and a medium finish. time to drink up. (617 views) | | | Tasted by OenophilistMN on 9/3/2022 & rated 94 points: One-hour decant through a screened and aerating funnel. Bold boysenberry fruit aromas emanated during decant. There was some sediment. After resting, wine was clear; dark red bowl with some lightening to rim and a large halo. Nose had softened to dark cherries, plum, leather, and cedar. Tannins and acid make this a nice food wine. Silky smooth; deep fruit. Long finish with a touch of dust. In a wonderful place. (684 views) | | | Tasted by brianofthevine on 12/9/2021 & rated 93 points: Red cherry, black cherry, and plum fruit. Mostly have given way to the tertiary notes of red licorice, stewed tomatoes, cigar box, leather, and cedar. Dusty acidity and soft tannins with a nice long finish. Actually in a very good spot right now after 20 years. I still think some of their 90's vintages are drinking a little better but this is really good. (2448 views) | | | Tasted by Hawk94 on 5/12/2019 & rated 93 points: Dark purple red, fruity with dark fruits, blackberries, creamy, dark chocolate, concentrated, firm, full body, still young, you can still taste some tannins, but no rough edge, very well to drink now. (4712 views) | | | Tasted by Sniffy-Sniff on 12/24/2018 & rated 93 points: Incredibly youthful. Kept unwinding over 3 hours. What a gem! (4344 views) | | | Tasted by garygailkrivan on 5/26/2018 & rated 92 points: Decanted for 3 hours, very smooth and well balanced, tannins have softened nicely. (3170 views) | | | Tasted by mark.gularte@gmail.com on 5/19/2018 & rated 92 points: 3 hour decant, some sediment remained, earthy and dusty, tannins have smoothed out, fruit (blackberry) and spice (vanilla), smooth and velvety, came together nicely (4854 views) | | | Tasted by smb&djp on 4/21/2018: Excellent!, (3672 views) | | | Tasted by EricB on 2/22/2018 & rated 92 points: Wow - this was worth the wait. After breathing for an hour it really got thick and nice. Heavy graphite and astringent tannins that was great with a garlicky hanger steak. Is a big mouthful but still can taste the individual flavors also. (2678 views) | | | Tasted by vinorsk on 7/30/2017: Smooth and rich but slightly past the peak. It's getting a little round. Time to drink up. (3456 views) | | | Tasted by nlassow on 6/9/2017: Awesome stuff. Somehow this questionably stored 750 held up better than the mags we had 5 years ago. First bottle after 1st born so not leaving formal notes but this was as perfect a George as we've ever had. Tannins, friut, and dust all getting along beautifully. (3382 views) | | | Tasted by MLR on 5/29/2017 & rated 89 points: We might have waited a bit too long on this one. While we decantd it too, overall we got lots of BV dust but not much fruit. Tannins were quite mild. Maybe with a bit more time it might have opened up more than it did for us over the hour in the decanter. (2637 views) | | | Tasted by Tompa71 on 3/25/2017 & rated 94 points: Cinnamon, vanilla, black berry, viola, black currant on the nose. Very well balanced. Powerful taste with black currant, black berry, vanilla and some spices. A wine in total harmony. In my opinion it is perfect to drink now. (2965 views) | | | Tasted by Tannic Monster on 2/22/2017 & rated 92 points: Excellent as usual. Classic components all there. Not as good as some better vintages but still excellent. Still has a few years left. (2914 views) | | | Tasted by GalvezGuy on 9/25/2016 & rated 90 points: Popped and poured, could have used some air. Nose of bright cherry and spice with a hint of black fruit. On the palate, cherry, plum, blackberry. Long finish with plenty of grip. Drink with some air or hold, I am leaning toward holding for at least 4-5 more years. (2769 views) | | | Tasted by MLR on 5/30/2016 & rated 90 points: One of my favorites. Decanted as we served dinner. That Rutherford dust is a constant in this wine as is old dark fruit and forest floor. Likely this wine is on the decline, but we still enjoyed it. (3014 views) | | | Tasted by markellen.foodies@gmail.com on 11/29/2015 & rated 92 points: Rich very good (4251 views) | | | Tasted by wtianseter on 11/15/2015 & rated 91 points: Still hanging in there strong. Huge fruit on the front and nice soft velvet middle developing and firm tannins on the end. (3698 views) | | | Tasted by Sweet Nancy on 11/7/2015: Dark color in the glass with dark kirsch cherry fruit on the palate and charred oak notes on the finish. Tannins are in the background. Popular style in the day. (3828 views) | | | Tasted by napasoutherner on 6/27/2015 & rated 95 points: This was a beautiful wine. Dark, elegant, rich bordeaux style. Notes of pencil shavings, earth, and graphite. Medium/long finish but I think it's got a long more time before it's at peak. Glorious wine! (3853 views) | | | Tasted by juicejammer on 5/8/2015 & rated 88 points: Not much going on here. No complexity and a hot mouthfeel, Disappointed. Maybe on off bottle but I don't think so. (3185 views) | | | Tasted by DonWinspear on 3/27/2015 & rated 91 points: Dark in the glass. Soft, delicate nose with florals, dark fruit. The palate is similar with additional notes of stone, some herb, dark fruit, oak. The tannins are completely relaxed, but the acidity gives it some structure. Medium finish. (2683 views) | | | Tasted by iamandyc on 2/11/2015 & rated 91 points: Agree with WTIANSETER notes on his last bottle. Tasted mature yet had some edge. Good food wine. (3083 views) | | | Tasted by wtianseter on 1/24/2015 & rated 91 points: Nose was not well developed and tight. A nice warm red fruit flavors with a side bar of chocolate and cherry. Nice full mouth and body. Finish was smooth and supple tannin. Not as complex as I expected. (2784 views) | | | Tasted by wtianseter on 1/9/2015 & rated 88 points: This bottle was not up to par. It had a touch of old-wine flavor which distracted from the lovely fruit and oak of the wine. This was not quite bad enough to consider it flawed but I consider it as the low side of variation in wine from bottle to bottle. Finish was wonderfully long and mild smooth tannin. (2382 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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RJonWine.com (9/30/2006)
(Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve) Black red color; vanilla, caramel and chocolate nose; tasty, tight plum and oak palate with firm tannins; medium finish 88 points |
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| Beaulieu Vineyard Producer website | Profile in The Oenofiles | The Wine Cellar InsiderCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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