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Tue, Apr 30, 2024 10:00AM EDT - Tue, May 7, 2024 08:00PM EDT
  • 2002
  • 1500ml
  • USA
  • California
  • North Coast
  • Napa County
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Red
  • GG15
  • GG17
Lot 714

2002 Beringer Vineyards Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley - 3 bottle(s)-1500ml format

Estimate: CAD$960 - CAD$1,400

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This lot is comprised of 3 bottle(s) of 2002 Beringer Vineyards Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley - 1500ml. Estimate for this lot is between $960 - $1400 with a reserve of $700. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11477.

Condition

Please note the following bottle conditions in this lot In Neck on 2002 Beringer Vineyards Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

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This Toronto based consignor has been collecting over 40 years. He acquired all of his wine directly from the LCBO and most were OWCs. The bottles have been meticulously stored in perfect climate controlled conditions prior to coming to Iron Gate.
The wine in this lot has a score of 95 from Robert Parker and the following tasting note -Put them all together and you have the 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve, a sensational 14,000-case cuvee that is one of the benchmarks for what Napa Valley is capable of achieving. Its dense purple color is followed by copious notes of smoky barbecue, creme de cassis, white chocolate, blackberries, charcoal and truffles. Full-bodied, fleshy and succulent, with sweet tannins in the finish, this 2002 has not yet hit full maturity. Give it another 2-4 years of cellaring, and drink it over the following two decades. I asked the winemaking team what the final blend was for the 2002 Private Reserve, and to the best of their recollection, the largest component was from Steinhauer Ranch (50%), followed by St. Helena Home Ranch (23%) and tiny percentages of Bancroft, Rancho del Oso, Chabot, Marston, and some Cabernet Franc from Howell Mountain. As longtime readers know, the Beringer winery blends all their top single vineyards into their flagship wine, the Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. At the same time, for members of their private club, they offer several hundred cases of these same vineyards bottled separately as an educational journey through different Napa Valley terroirs considered to be the finest in their program. Interestingly, the Private Reserve blend always seems to eclipse the component parts, as evidenced by the following tasting notes.