Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Beringer |
Label Name: | Home Vineyard Cab Sauv |
Vintage: | 2015 |
Country: | United States |
Region: | St. Helena, Napa Valley, California |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 15.1% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 5 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate (Lisa Perrotti-Brown) 94; James Suckling 94; Wine Spectator ~90
Tasting Note
Deep garnet-purple; pure cassis and baked plum with licorice, dark chocolate, tar and pencil-lead notes. Full-bodied, taut and firmly structured with chewy tannins and a minerally finish.
Food Pairing
Grilled ribeye, roast lamb, braised short ribs, aged cheddar (Western); Peking duck, Korean BBQ beef (galbi), char siu, spicy Sichuan beef (Asian).
Production Method
Hand-harvested fruit from Home Vineyard, block-by-block vinification; aged ~20 months in French oak (majority new oak) to build structure.
Vineyard Info
Home Vineyard (around Beringer winery) is a sloped alluvial fan of rock and gravelly soils, historically the original Beringer site and a key source for Private Reserve. Small production, estate fruit.