Beringer Private Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

”96 points. Rich, full-bodied and beautifully concentrated” – Jeb Dunnuck

“95 points. One of the most successful Cabernets of Napa Valley … The texture is open and lush, and the wine more forward and sexy than the 2013 …  It should drink well for 20-25 years, as these wines have an impeccable track record of ageability.” – Robert Parker

“95 points. Full-bodied, powerful and dense with beautiful fruit concentration and silky tannins.” – James Suckling

”A beautiful vintage” – Wine Spectator
“Outstanding vintage” – Robert Parker
“Superb Vintage” – Wine Enthusiast
“2014 was a dream vintage for the Napa Valley” - Beringer

Ikonisk Cabernet fra et af årtusindets helt store årgange i Napa Valley!

Beringer Private Reserve er en af Californiens mest ikoniske kultvinsserier – og den eneste med både en hvidvin og en rødvin som #1 på Wine Spectators Top 100.

Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon brillerer i 2014 med sexet powerfrugt, chokoladeagtig spiciness samt de fineste silketanniner, der efter omkring 10 år i kælderen nu for alvor udfolder og demonstrerer sin verdensklasse!

Druerne kommer fra fem subzoner (Howell Mountain, Saint Helena, Spring Mountain, Mount Veeder og Calistoga), hvor Beringer råder over syv af Napa Valleys bedste vinmarker… Steinhauer Ranch, Bancroft Ranch, Saint Helena Home Vineyard, Chabot Vineyard, Marston Ranch Vineyard, Derr Family Vineyard og Kenefick Vineyard.

I kælderen forkæles Private Reserve 2014 hele 20 måneder på 100 % nye barriquefade fra Nevers i Frankrig.

Ikke som sådan billig ... men sammenholder du kvaliteten her med tilsvarende Napa-kultvine, taler vi faktisk enestående value!

Smagenote

Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 præsenterer sig intens brombærrød med sort kerne og lilla kant... Næsen lover sexet Napa Cab fra øverste hylde med legendarisk duft af tørret viol, cassis, chokolade, espresso, mineralsk skovbund, cedertræ, engelsk lakrids, mynte, sorte kirsebær, blomme og læder... I munden imponerer Cabernet'en straks med sin silkelækre tekstur, mens smagen tager stikket hjem med stor power, elegant finesse og unik spicy kompleksitet. Eftersmagen nærmest oser af luksusklasse med perfekt integrerede fadkrydderier, der bliver ved med at kaste nye lag af kompleks velsmag frem i lyset... Uforglemmelig US-rødvin! Drik nu, eller gem +25 år fra høståret.

Anmeldelser af Beringer Private Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

96/100 Jeb Dunnuck
“The flagship is the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve and it's a blend of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance Petit Verdot and Malbec that’s mostly from Howell Mountain, with small lots from St Helena, Spring Mountain, Mount Veeder, and Calistoga. Aged 20 months in 82% new French oak, it sports an inky, opaque color to go with killer notes of blackcurrants, scorched earth, hints of oak, graphite and minerality. Rich, full-bodied and beautifully concentrated, it's tight and backward, and is more reminiscent of a 2013 than a 2014. It has the purity to drink nicely today, yet needs 4-5 years of cellaring to show its potential.”

95/100 Robert Parker
”As I have written in the past, the Beringer Private Reserve program incorporates many of the single vineyards that they own and also bottle separately in lots from 250 up to nearly 1,000 cases. These wines are generally only available at the winery or through their membership club. Various parts of these single vineyards are all put through taste trials, and the result, when there’s a unanimity of opinion, is the great Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon from Beringer, one of the most successful Cabernets of Napa Valley. Always the best of all of them is the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve, which in this vintage is a blend of 62% from their Howell Mountain holdings, 22% from St. Helena, 7% from Spring Mountain, 7% from Mt. Veeder and the rest from other sources. Only 7,383 cases were made of this blend of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot and Petit Verdot. The wine has an inky purple color, a big, sweet kiss of pen ink, graphite, cedar wood, licorice, blackberries and blackcurrants with some background oak, but it’s dominated by the fruit extract and the full-bodied richness and glycerin this wine possesses. The texture is open and lush, and the wine more forward and sexy than the 2013 was at a similar stage of development. It should drink well for 20-25 years, as these wines have an impeccable track record of ageability.”

95/100 James Suckling
“Aromas of blueberry and blackberry character. Hints of dark fruit, violets and stones. Full-bodied, powerful and dense with beautiful fruit concentration and silky tannins. Shows reserve and finesse with structure.”

94/100 Antonio Galloni, Vinous
”Beringer's flagship 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve is mostly Howell Mountain fruit. Rich and seamless on the palate, the 2014 possesses striking depth, along with scents of black cherry, chocolate, menthol and spices. Interestingly, the Private Reserve is more accessible than some of the single-vineyard Cabernets. Accordingly, it will drink well with minimal cellaring.”

4,5 stjerner Vivino (1124 bedømmelser, 03-09-2024)

Nyd den til steaks, and, lam, fuglevildt, svamperetter og modne oste. Servér ved 16-18°C

Vinen er fremstillet på et blend af 97 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 2 % Petit Verdot og 1 % Malbec. I topåret 2014 kommer rygraden af druerne (62 %) fra topmarkerne Steinhauer Ranch og Bancroft Ranch i Howell Mountain AVA. Yderligere 20 % kommer fra Saint Helena Home Vineyard samt Chabot Vineyard i Saint Helena AVA. Marston Ranch Vineyard i Spring Mountain samt Derr Family Vineyard i Mount Veeder yder hver 7 % af druerne, mens de sidste 4 % plukkes på Kenefick Vineyard i Calistoga. Hver enkelt parcel følges nøje under druemodningen for at determinere det ideelle plukketidspunkt. Således spreder høsten af druer til 2014 Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon sig over mere end en måned - fra 11. september til 10. oktober.

I kælderen vinificeres hver enkelt vinmark parcel for parcel med anvendelse af skræddersyede teknikker, der optimerer udtrækket af farve, smag og tanniner fra drueskindet. Inden det endelige blend modner alle komponenter 20 måneder på de bedste franske barriques fra Nervers - heraf 100 % helt nye!