Posts Tagged ‘flavors’

BERINGER >>Chardonnay Napa Valley Private Reserve 1986 Release Price: Country: California >>Region: Napa >> Score: 91 Firm and concentrated, a tightly wound wine with toasty aromas and ripe but reined-in flavors of pear and butterscotch. Silky texture, beautifully foc used and long. Shows a great deal of subtlety and plenty of room to grow. –

BERINGER >>Alluvium White Knights Valley 2002 Release Price: Country: California >>Region: Sonoma >> Score: 89 Plush and generous, with fine richness and depth to candied fig, melon, beeswax and dried hay flavors. Tangy quince and marshmallow-scented oak lingers on the finish. Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Viognier. Drink now. 7,500 cases made. –JL

BERINGER >>Zinfandel Napa Valley 1992 Release Price: Country: California >>Region: Napa >> Score: 87 Strikes a nice balance between the ripe and supple cherry and raspberry flavors and the spicy anise notes. Manages to pull off a smooth and supple style, even with its tannins showing. Good value for this kind of complexity. 28,000 cases [...]

BERINGER >>Chardonnay Napa Valley Sbragia Limited Release 1996 Release Price: Country: California >>Region: Napa >> Score: 94 A big, ripe, rich and intense style, concentrated and full of exotic pear, fig, melon and toasty oak flavors. Another tremendous Chardonnay from Beringer (and winemaker Ed Sbragia), it’s remarkably complex, turning elegant and supple on the finish. [...]

BERINGER >>Zinfandel Napa Valley 1991 Release Price: Country: California >>Region: Napa >> Score: 86 Solid and well balanced, with a tight core of cherry, wild berry and spice flavors. Finishes with firm tannins and good length. Drinkable now. 18,000 cases made. –JL