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Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1995
HED91728
75 cl
13.5%
£150.00
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Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is arguably the most iconic, and collectable, of all Napa Cabernets. Symbolising more than a century of Napa winemaking history, it is the flagship wine of Beaulieu Vineyard in the town of Rutherford, and a benchmark for the rich, concentrated Napa Cabernet style. Beaulieu vineyard was the first cult wine producer in the Napa Valley, founded in 1900 by Georges de Latour. "The 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges de Latour has a medium to deep brick colour with expressive dried blackberries, Black Forest cake and crème de cassis notes plus hints of cigar box, bouquet garni and coffee beans. Full-bodied (the alcohol is 13.9%), concentrated, firm and grainy, the palate delivers loads of relatively youthful fruit, with seamless freshness, finishing long and spicy." Wine Advocate, 2019
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Bright red-ruby. Aromas of cassis, licorice and menthol, plus some coconut lactones from the oak element. Quite concentrated on entry, then sweetened in the middle palate by the strong oak component, which also has the effect of accentuating the tannins. In a distinctly dark-fruit style but a bit blocky and monolithic in spite of its velvety texture. This strikes me as typical Napa Valley in style but less specifically Rutherford; in fact, Beaulieu used some Calistoga fruit in their Georges de Latour for several vintages beginning in 1969, obtained when their then-owner Heublein purchased Christian Brothers Vineyard, which they renamed BV #12. This should go on for many more years but I'm not sure that it will gain in distinction. (13.9% alcohol; 3.81 pH; 5.8 g/l acidity; aged for 22 months in 55% French and 45% American oak barrels, all new)
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