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18 Vintages Of Beringer Vineyards
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Tuesday June 8, 2004
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Jonathan Levine Speaker- Chair- Wine Media Guild
All Prices Are As Of The Release Date. Purchased From A Private Collector. Many Wines Are No Longer Available And Prices Have Increased.
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| Aperitif |
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Full Retail Price $ |
2000 Napa Valley Private Reserve Chardonnay
8 ½ months barrel aging - Pineapple, pear, smoky-toasty oak. Overbearing, too high in alcohol, too much oak. |
8 |
$35.00 |
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2001 Napa Valley Private Reserve Chardonnay
8 ½ months of barrel aging - Citrus, butter, apple, creamy finish, tropical fruit, muted. I enjoyed a lot more than the 2000, but voters were split evenly.
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8 |
$35.00 |
| Flight I: Pinot Noir |
Weighted Average
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Full Retail Price $ |
2000 Carneros
10 months in small French oak barrels. Red fruit nose, cranberry, sweet vanilla, cherry; very fruit forward but not opening up. |
3 |
$16.00 |
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1997 Pinot Noir Napa Valley Los Carneros Stanly Ranch
Layered fruit & spice, aged 20 months in French Nevers oak barrels. Sweet nose, very burgundian. |
4 |
$30.00 |
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1998 Pinot Noir Napa Valley Los Carneros Stanly Ranch
Aged 21 months in French Nevers oak barrels. Subtle notes of cedar & spice and lots of fruit components. |
4 |
$30.00 |
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1999 Pinot Noir Napa Valley Los Carneros Stanly Ranch
16 months in French Nevers oak barrels. Light smoke, red fruit, cedar spice.
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7 |
$35.00 |
| Flight II: Merlot |
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Full Retail Price $ |
2000 Napa Valley Merlot
Lots kept separate & aged in 50% new oak barrels for 14 months; 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. Easy to drink, good structure, ripe plums, black cherry, coffee. |
2 |
$19.00 |
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1995 Napa Valley Howell Mountain Merlot Bancroft Ranch
4% each of Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc. Aged 22 months in small brand-new French Nevers Oak barrels. Black fruit, cassis, spice flavors. |
2 |
$50.00 |
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1996 Napa Valley Howell Mountain Merlot Bancroft Ranch
21 months in French Nevers oak barrels. 5% Cabernet Sauvignon & 4% Cabernet Franc added; vinified & oak-aged separately. Black currant & berry flavors; needs time. |
1 |
$75.00 |
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1997 Bancroft Ranch Private Reserve Howell Mountain Merlot Napa Valley
5% Cabernet Sauvignon & 4% Cabernet Franc vinified & aged separately. Cherry, cedar, anise. Huge wine & very complex; great finish. One of my favorites of the tasting. |
9 |
$100.00 |
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1999 Bancroft Ranch Private Reserve Howell Mountain Merlot Napa Valley
Aged 24 months in 100% new French Nevers oak barrels. 5% Cabernet Sauvignon & 4% Cabernet Franc. Cloves, cinnamon, black plums.
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2 |
$75.00 |
| Flight III: Meritage Blend |
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1996 Knights Valley Alluvium Red Table Wine
75% Merlot with small amounts of Malbec & Petit Verdot. Each varietal is vinified separately & aged for 20 months in small French Nevers oak barrels. Lush ripe fruit, floral, blackberry, mint. Loved this wine |
7 |
$30.00 |
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1997 Knights Valley Alluvium Red Table Wine
75% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon and small amounts of Cabernet Franc, Malbec & Petit Verdot. Aged 20 months in small Nevers oak barrels. Ripe cherry, black currant, mint. |
2 |
$30.00 |
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1998 Knights Valley Alluvium Red Table Wine
Aged 20 months in small French oak barrels. 75% Merlot, some Cabernet Sauvignon (amount not stated), small amounts of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot & Malbec. Not accessible, black cherry, blackberry, spice.
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7 |
$30.00 |
| Flight IV: Cabernet Sauvignon |
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1995 Napa Valley Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
22 months in new French Nevers oak. The final assemblage included 3% Cabernet Franc and grapes from Bancroft Ranch, Tre Colline, Chabot & St. Helena Home Vineyards. Soft, lush caramel/vanilla character. |
5 |
$100.00 |
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1996 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve
17% Cabernet added from St. Helena Home & Chabot Vineyards; 52% Cabernet from Tre Colline Vineyard & 27% Cabernet from Bancroft Ranch Vineyard; 4% Cabernet Franc from Bancroft Ranch. Barrel-aged for 21 months. Sweet fruit, chocolate, ripe cherries. |
2 |
$100.00 |
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1997 Napa Valley Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Individual lots of Cabernet Sauvignon (no % given) came from Bancroft Ranch, Tre Colline & St. Helena Home Vineyards with a small portion from Marston Ranch. Aged 22 months, mostly Nevers oak; 3% Cabernet Franc added. Spicy, chocolate, dense fruit flavors of ripe cherries & black currents. |
5 |
$125.00 |
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1999 Napa Valley Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Aged 23 months in new French Nevers oak barrels. 52% Cabernet Sauvignon was from Tre Colline Vineyard; balance from St. Helena Home & Charot Ranch Vineyards; 3% Cabernet Franc added from Tre Colline Vineyard. Dark fruit flavors, coffee, leather, cassis, mint & cedar. This entire flight needed years more aging to open up.
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4 |
$125.00 |
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