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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 134 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Bryan F on 4/12/2024 & rated 93 points: Absolutely wonderful. Perfect bottle with intact cork. Just stunning old school Napa. I wish they still made it like this (356 views) | | | Tasted by winecoffee on 10/9/2023 & rated 92 points: Same review as before for this wine. (1385 views) | | | Tasted by RayOB on 8/19/2023 & rated 89 points: Drank in London
Still alive (1247 views) | | | Tasted by fcxj on 8/19/2023 & rated 86 points: Short. (1459 views) | | | Tasted by jrmorrison on 7/10/2023: Drank with MB AT latour rest (1208 views) | | | Tasted by Harry Cantrell on 5/5/2023 & rated 87 points: Brown garnet. Nose older but not off-putting. Taste of tobacco and black fruits. Drink up. (1491 views) | | | Tasted by jrmorrison on 3/8/2023 & rated 91 points: Still wonderful, needed to open up even after decanting. Earthy, with hints of berry and licorice (1328 views) | | | Tasted by budosyu on 9/10/2022 & rated 96 points: Bought from secondary market a few years ago. Dark red with bricking. Beautiful nose of plums, ripe cherries, cedar and a hint of eucalyptus. Some dustiness in the background. Palate much the same with the dark fruit flavors up front and through the mid palate, then the acidity adding freshness to the finish. Over the course of two hours, the wine progressively improved with the riper fruit flavors calming down and becoming more integrated, the acidity coming more into the front to give a sour cherry note, and fine tannins coming out more to give it nice body. Nicely concentrated.
The wine became a really harmonious note from start to finish at the end instead of an mix of different parts, with a long finish lasting over a minute thanks to the acidity and tannins. Spectacular wine, and this particular bottle could have lasted another 3-5 years. These BV wines can be really hit or miss, but I got really lucky on this one. (1930 views) | | | Tasted by aaslanian on 6/2/2022 & rated 91 points: Took to old California Dinner at 71 (2085 views) | | | Tasted by GrapeScott on 5/20/2022 & rated 84 points: I am done with BV. I'm o-fer in '70s/80s GdTs, all of which have been DOA or worse. This was another pristine-appearing bottle with a base-neck fill and perfect cork that had about 1/4" of wine up the base. Upon opening, nutty sherry/madeira and dried porcini notes. Ugh. Color is good, clear and ruby with a bit of bricking. There is some tart plum fruit beneath the mushroom, hazelnut and almond skin flavors that dominate the palate, with a dry, chewy finish. So frustrating. Improved somewhat with air, so I'll revisit tomorrow and hope for a better showing. (2227 views) | | | Tasted by WineCPA on 4/26/2021 flawed bottle: Not stored properly. Thin and hints of stewed fruit. What a shame. (3921 views) | | | Tasted by ador72 on 2/27/2021 & rated 96 points: Opened this with some friends for dinner. Opened at 6:10 and let it breath for about an hour. Tasted great with a rib eye steak. Again another great wine from the cellar of Anton. This 36 year old wine was fantastic. Still may have a few years left if you have any. This was the last of 3 from the cellar for me. (3453 views) | | | Tasted by DaBUBBLE on 2/25/2021 & rated 88 points: Drank w/classical french cuisine.
Had quite a bit of expectations going in prior to dinner, but got quite disappointed w/it.... Btl condition was decent, cork was quite damp but not shattered yet when taken out.
Nose was quite one-dimensional, still some dark fruit and some mushroom, but not much change at all throughout dinner.
Palate was quite flat as well, tannin all gone w/only tony bit of fruit left.
Felt like it has past its prime for sure, definitely drink up asap if you've any left. (3016 views) | | | Tasted by Steve Brickley on 2/13/2021 & rated 92 points: Perfectly stored. After an hours air, the fruits are in the background but still make themselves known. Lovely, fully resolved cab drinking quite well with another 10 years left, if provenance was excellent. (2917 views) | | | Tasted by Oskiwawa on 1/29/2021: opened decanted and drank two small glasses. One 30 minutes after opening and the other about 2 hours later. I would not call this flawed but at the same time it was not enjoyable. Slightly too sherrified with a lot of funk that did not blow off. This specific bottle was about over the hill. (2761 views) | | | Tasted by winecoffee on 1/27/2021 & rated 92 points: Love the nose. Beautiful approach of soft plum combined with tobacco and earth. Palate is a bit rustic with lot of oak, some citrus, and tannins. Good wine! Can age for another 5 years easily. (1838 views) | | | Tasted by prof b on 12/27/2020: Recent purchase with good provenance. Good fill and solid cork. Double decanted, then served 30 minutes later and consumed over three hours. The wine didn't change much during this time. Tertiary elements combined with red fruits that seemed to be starting to lose the battle. I'd say this bottle was just starting on the downside. A nice wine though. (1908 views) | | | Tasted by stjames on 12/26/2020 & rated 92 points: Graduation year wine, has aged better than I have. As others have said, cork did not cooperate but decant and filter saved the day. Ruby red, some bricking, some funk I initially on nose and palate, but delightful after about an hour with more cranberry and cherry fruit than i expected. Drink up this classic. (1636 views) | | | Tasted by WoodieBayArea on 12/19/2020: NR as we opened this late in the evening (after Dunn Howell '92 and Phelps Backus '01)... but remember thinking it was really good (and didn't seem faded, which is saying something given the power of the preceding wines) (1608 views) | | | Tasted by nzinkgraf on 4/14/2019: From 6L, mineral and iron, just a whisper left of some matured black fruit, underbrushy, light tannin, medium acid, iron and/or mint palate. (4051 views) | | | Tasted by brigcampbell on 7/23/2018: Book Club - Grand Finale (FMIII in the OC): Seiber picked a few of these magnums from a friend of mine and he pulled this one tonight. Wine will surprise you. How is this 33 years old? The color, impeccable, not a hint of bricking sitting next to a '99 Ridge MB, it might look younger. Crazy. This was much more old world than the MB because of the moss and dusty/earth aromas. Light cherry / red currant and a noticeable splash of dried mint. This is really a special bottle. (5896 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 7/21/2018: Some wines with friends (My House In The South OC): From magnum. Man, this was good, and as good/pleasing in class as the 2000 La Tache that was in the preceding flight we did. It's hard for me to say that I liked this BV better but given that we had the mag to drink from, I got to taste this several times and it was in a word--amazing. Juicy and vibrant fruit, plenty of cherry with a dusty quality. The balance on this is impeccable and at 30+ years, it shows a freshness and regal quality. Beautiful. (5951 views) | | | Tasted by jviz on 6/12/2018 & rated 90 points: Outranked a bit by a 1986 dominus served alongside, this GdL was still showing well, with tobacco and cedar notes. Minimal remaining fruit, but the structure and acidity still allowed for a nice drinking experience. My impression was that this tasted like a well made wine with age, but rather nondescript despite its good bones. Agree with recommendations to drink now (5445 views) | | | Tasted by Flyfishguy on 4/22/2018 & rated 89 points: Dark red color, still vibrant. Cherry & chocolate in the nose. Fruit still vibrant, long mouth feel. Can tell fruit is starting to fade and delivery of flavor is consistent with a wine of this age. Drink now, do not wait much longer! (4968 views) | | | Tasted by Margaux Bro on 4/12/2018 & rated 94 points: Birth year wine for me, so this was extra special. Pristine cork, couldn't believe how in tact it was. Used a monopull but I reckon a normal corkscrew would have worked. This is the oldest wine I've ever had, but I assure you its still exhibiting life. Fruit was difficult to find, it was more tertiary flavors. Very interesting and very good, still had a nice structure to it. Drink up! (3463 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Beaulieu’s Georges de Latour Private Reserve: 1965–2016 (Apr 2019) (4/1/2019)
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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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