A GEM FROM THE 8TH GRADE BIRTH YEAR!
$100 VALUE
In Vino Veritas (In wine there is truth)
Pliny the Elder, 79 AD
1996 Beringer Private Reserve
Cabernet Sauvignon, 750ml
For all you 8th grade parents looking for a spectacular birth-year wine, and for
others just looking for an awesome and age worthy California Cab, here is the
perfect choice. This 1996 Beringer Private Reserve is still young and precocious,
just like your 8th grader, but give it till his or her 21st birthday and you'll have a
silky, smooth beauty of a wine. And the critics agree…
93 points from Stephen Tanzer: Deep ruby. Tangy, seductive aromas of black
raspberry, toast, flowers and dark chocolate. Rich, thick, supple and harmonious;
very strong extract. Very long finish features sweet tannins. This is superb for the
vintage, and more stylish than it appeared from barrel a year ago. (May/June 1999)
91 points from Robert Parker: The 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve
reveals more concentration, as well as higher tannin than the 1995…The black
ruby/purple-colored 1996 offers more licorice, in addition to the obvious levels of
pain grille, jammy black currant fruit, and spice notes. Structured, full-bodied, and
powerful, this may be a Private Reserve to cellar for several years and consume
over the subsequent 15-18.
Donated By: Barry Blue