Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Beaulieu Vineyard |
Label Name: | Georges de Latour Cabernet Sauvignon |
Vintage: | 2021 |
Country: | United States |
Region: | Napa Valley (Rutherford bench) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.7% |
Grape(s): | 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Spectator 95 pts — #2 Wine of the Year 2024; Jeb Dunnuck 98 pts; James Suckling 98 pts; Wine. com reviewer 99
Tasting Note
Concentrated black currant, blackberry paste and dark cherry with graphite, sage, leather, espresso and dark chocolate. Violet and licorice lift the aromatics; densely textured, full-bodied palate with polished 'Rutherford dust' tannins and a long, cocoa-tinged finish.
Food Pairing
Western: grilled ribeye, dry-aged côte de boeuf, roast lamb, braised short ribs, aged cheddar. Asian: Peking duck, Korean BBQ (galbi), Szechuan beef, char siu (Cantonese BBQ pork).
Production Method
Hand-harvested and optically sorted fruit; portion barrel-fermented in new French oak, remainder fermented in stainless steel and concrete; malolactic in barrel; aged ~22 months in 95% new French oak.
Vineyard Info
Beaulieu Vineyard (BV), founded by Georges de Latour, is a historic Napa producer. Georges de Latour Private Reserve is BV's flagship, sourced from BV Ranches on the Rutherford bench; winemaker Trevor Durling leads production.