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1984 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
Label borrowed from 1985
Label borrowed from 1985
Label borrowed from 1985
Label borrowed from 1985
Community Tasting Notes 61
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acyso wrote: 88 points
April 6, 2024 - Birthday party (Chicago, IL): More cabernet-like than the Beringer alongside, but not as compelling as the 1984s from earlier this week either. A bit muddy and lacking in precision, this maybe saw a bit of heat damage in the past?
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RockinCabs wrote: 94 points
December 12, 2022 - Nose: beautiful nose of blue and black fruit, mint and herbs. Palate: beautiful medium bodied wine that had a great inner mouth perfume, clear dark dusty Rutherford blackberry and dark cherry fruit and mint. Excellent balance. Finish: classic minty cabernet. This is great old BV
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englishman's claret wrote: 93 points
December 11, 2022 - En magnum, this really showed well - rich, ripe but not overripe blue and black fruit, Rutherford dust, touches of caramel and mint. Lots of constituent parts in the right place, even if not particularly energetic or super defined.
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sdwineguru wrote: 87 points
June 27, 2021 - Older Napa Cabernet beyond its prime, 1984 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve. Pale ruby/tawny, amber edges; older tobacco, cedar, red fruit, Sherry nose; light body; low acids; low tannins; long, thin, Sherry-like finish. Over the hill a few years. 14.5 UC Davis scale, 87 other scales.
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Aravind Asok wrote:
November 28, 2020 - Pop and pour, and even with a durand the cork broke. Yesterday, this was a lovely old, dusty cab. Notes from Day 2 open, unrefrigerated on the counter overnight. On the nose: soft vegetal notes, dusty leather, cedar, dried raspberry and blackberry. On the palate: softer acid than I would like at first, but the cherry liqueur and dried raspberry play very well with the acidity present; very good density and this turns up a bit on the finish: a bit more acidic tang and soft, very finely grained tannin. Totally classic and gorgeous...
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2021, Issue #93, The 1984 and 1985 Vintages Of California Cabernet Sauvignon(Beaulieu Vineyards “Private Reserve” Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
12/3/2009 (link) 88 points(Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve) Group's #4 (my #4) – 61 pts; 2, 0, 0, 0 - medium red color with pale meniscus; intriguing sandalwood, vanilla, cherry nose; tight, tart cassis, tart cherry palate with puckery tannins; medium-plus finish
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By Richard Jennings
9/26/2007 (link) 89 points(Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve) Medium garnet red color with pale meniscus; leather, tobacco and prune nose; sweet cassis and dried cherry palate with tangy acidity and a notion of black fruit; medium finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1984
- Type Red
- Producer Beaulieu Vineyard
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Georges de Latour Private Reserve
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Code 080696923098
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 6 (1%)
- In Cellars 653 (68%)
- Consumed 300 (31%)
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