2021 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve
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Realm Cellars historic Napa Valley tasting. Beaulieu Vineyards, owners of some very nice mature vineyards in Rutherford, is now Australian-owned, by Treasury Wine Estates. And this was one of the cheapest wines in the tasting – a mere $120 a bottle! 2021 was an excellent vintage in Napa Valley – and a big relief after the wildfires of 2020. ‘This wine gives me hope’, said Scott Becker of Realm who presented the wines. Very ripe and even maybe overripe. And a bit pinched. Needs lots of time. See my April 2024 tasting note . The wine seems to be gently mellowing in bottle. (JR)
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
James Suckling
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BV's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges de Latour is smooth, melded, cedary and complete. Cherries and gentle earth notes mark the nose, framed by new French oak (95%), while the palate is medium to full-bodied, tannic yet silky, with a lingering, cigar box finish.
Intense aromas of iodine, blackcurrants, cedar, sandalwood and mint follow through to a medium to full body with silky tannins that spread across the palate and expand in a balanced and harmonized way. Hints of chocolate and fruit at the end. Some tar. Drinkable but better in a few years. Try in 2027 and beyond.
Excellent quality, full of flavour, balanced, cassis, liqourice and cocoa bean, espresso, sage, drawn out through the palate. A wonderful example of an intense, concentrated BV, full of estate signature. Tasted twice. 95% new oak for ageing, 3.64ph, harvest September 25 to October 13.