1994 Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve

(13.6% alcohol; 18% Chabot, 12% St. Helena, 47% Bancroft, 20% Tre Colline and 3% Cabernet Franc): Good deep red. Complex but reticent aromas of redcurrant, plum, dried flowers and minerals. Broad, dry and backward; strongly mineral-driven and showing little easy sweetness. Substantial dusty tannins could still use another few years of patience--or some time in a decanter. This struck me as a distinctly old-fashioned version of California Cabernet.