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Beaulieu Georges de Latour Private Reserve 1976

Beaulieu Vineyards, Napa Valley, United States

Beaulieu Vineyards
Napa Valley United States
  • 92
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  • 3 Pros of
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    431

  • Producer ranking ?

    32

  • Decanting time

    1h

  • When to drink

    Now

  • Food Pairing

    Game

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Our Georges de Latour Cabernet Sauvignon has been widely recognized as the benchmark Cabernet Sauvignon from Rutherford since its inaugural vintage in 1936. Our understanding of terroir comes from more than 100 years of creating rich, classic Napa Valley wines. Our legacy honors the marriage between state-of-the-art technology and gentle, traditional winemaking methods, a combination that enhances the expression of our remarkable vineyards.

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Written Notes

The 1976 had a simpler nose, .the stewed tomato thing. Matt pinpointed, going on to call it .typical .76 B.V.. It did have some leather, chalk dust, carob and oak in its nose as well, and the palate was caramelized, possessing no tannins whatsoever anymore on its short finish. A touch of lemon juice and weird spice emerged in the nose, and Bob called it .undrinkable,. which he modified to .not that bad, but not pleasant.. The wine was average at this stage in its life
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  • 85p

Decent medium red. Ineffable high-pitched aromas of redcurrant, raspberry, tobacco, cardamom, curry powder, celery seed, dried rose and loam. Then intense and penetrating, boasting terrific inner-mouth energy and strong notes of cocoa powder, earth and resiny oak throughout. Finishes firmly tannic and long, with noteworthy lift for a drought year. The yield in 1976 was an extremely low one-and-a-half tons per acre, or roughly the same as in 2015, compared to a normal three to four for Beaulieu's Rutherford Cabernet. Another seemingly ageless wine. (13.5% alcohol; 7 g/l acidity)

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Rutherford, Napa Valley
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