Blend of about 66% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre, and the rest a mix of permitted varieties, Medium Ruby color with aromas of ripe black fruits and earthy pepper spice. On the palate complex rich flavors of cherry and blackberry, with oak, leather, cacao and earthy spice. Full body, well balanced, fine tannins, long finish, perfect now but will last another decade. Outstanding! — a month ago
Amazing Beckstoffer Cab — 2 months ago
Literally the best. — 3 months ago
Really good cab sav someone gave us for engagement, not bitter at all but still rich (in a good way) — 4 months ago
Apparently not a Tuesday wine — 6 months ago
This wine tastes like warm California sunshine. I’d say it’s at the end of its pleasurable drinking window. Good mix of secondary/tertiary character — 2 months ago
Post dinner party notes. Third bottle I’ve had of this and by far the best yet. Amazing. Such a complex nose, with roasted herbal notes, dark spicy fruit, earthy mineral iodine notes Tannins just about completely resolved. Length and depth for days. Wow. — 6 months ago
Right bank — 6 months ago
Some new oak (12 months in oak casks) nicely frames this lovely red-fruited, Grenache-driven CdP, suave, nicely balanced, long, lingering finish, the 1990 CdPs were riper than the 1989s and 1988s, but this is 14% ABV and shows some nice restraint, and is really quite wonderful!! BTW, this was one of the luxury cuvées of CdP that started showing up in 1989/1990, the regular CdP is simply called Beaurenard (this is bottle # 2074, so I’d guess maybe 2,000 cases or so?) — a month ago
Still plenty of structure, color was ruby not brown. Amazing complexity for a 79. What a treat! — 4 months ago
Matthew Cohen
4 miles from ocean.
N cranberry. Pink roses
P hint bitterness. Strawberry. Bright. Decent density.
Grapevine btg $35 on 24 — 5 days ago