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The Story

The running mate to the Cabernet, Beringer’s Private Reserve Chardonnay highlights the richness and complexity of this varietal and has been a benchmark Chardonnay since its first vintage in 1978. This wine is usually a single-vineyard Chardonnay sourced from the Gamble Ranch Vineyard in Oakville. Gamble is heralded for its intensely flavored fruit and balanced structure. The 1994 Private Reserve Chardonnay was awarded “Wine of the Year” by Wi...

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Displaying a brilliant gold color, this benchmark Napa Valley white wine opens with a rich and incredibly expressive bouquet of candied lemon peel, poached pear, and ripe golden apples, elegantly layered with complex undertones of warm brioche, toasted hazelnuts, honey, and crème brûlée. On the palate, it is full-bodied, opulent, and lavishly textured from extensive lees stirring and French oak aging, yet it maintains striking structural precision thanks to a vibrant vein of acidity that cuts through the creamy weight. It delivers concentrated flavors of tropical pineapple, yellow stone fruit, and sweet baking spices that expand effortlessly across the mid-palate, culminating in a spectacularly long, powerful, and mineral-flecked finish.

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Origin

California, Napa Valley

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