Gorgeous nose of some deep fruit and nice aged character. Think leather, dried red fruits, earth. Palate is medium full bodied with nice acidity and still a hint of tannins to give structural support. Finish is all fresh red fruits, kick of acidity, and a backend touch of cedar and cigar box.
Wow. Have to be honest I didn't have the highest perception of Beringer, but for a 20+ year old wine, this is kicking and very much alive. I'd gander that most wine drinkers would presume a 2001 Beringer to be dead on arrival, but certainly not the case here. Flourished through a 6h double decant and another 6h of being in the bottle and served intermittently through dinner.
92-93
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10/21/2023 - Rbhan12 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Just gorgeous. Picked up from WineBid.
Gorgeous nose of some deep fruit and nice aged character. Think leather, dried red fruits, earth. Palate is medium full bodied with nice acidity and still a hint of tannins to give structural support. Finish is all fresh red fruits, kick of acidity, and a backend touch of cedar and cigar box.
Wow. Have to be honest I didn't have the highest perception of Beringer, but for a 20+ year old wine, this is kicking and very much alive. I'd gander that most wine drinkers would presume a 2001 Beringer to be dead on arrival, but certainly not the case here. Flourished through a 6h double decant and another 6h of being in the bottle and served intermittently through dinner.
92-93
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9/24/2015 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 93 Points
dark fruit, black fruit, cassis, anise, pepper, spice and smokey oak. A
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4/12/2015 - jonnyoro wrote: 87 Points
Lots of new oak, black tea and green olive... Not my favorite. Somewhat astringent and tannic.
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12/13/2014 - pdadams66 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drank at Bellanico with Luke. Drinking well now.
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8/2/2014 - pdadams66 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank at Bellanico. Excellent cabernet, ripe mature fruit with some backbone to last a few more years.
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6/22/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Consistent notes.
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6/24/2012 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark fruit, spice, hints of leather, tobacco, cassis and smokey oak. Supple mouth feel, and the tannis are well balanced.
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5/19/2012 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 94 Points
Dark fruit, spice, hints of leather, fine tobacco, cassis and smokey oak. Well balanced and nice length on the finish.
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1/8/2012 - Fishboy wrote: 90 Points
Very enjoyable. Deep red color, dark fruit, some tannins, and some earth notes.
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