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2016 Beringer Bancroft Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon

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November 19, 2023 - $76

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RATINGS

97James Suckling

Although this has enormously deep blackberry character, the savory and smoky notes are every bit as important to this bold and highly structured cabernet. Giant concentration at the spectacular finish, but the tannins are already pretty well integrated. Such purity.

96Vinous / IWC

...dense, powerful and muscular on the palate, with tremendous depth and intensity in all of its dimensions. Beams of salinity and minerality give the 2016 its shape and overall sense of energy.

95+ Jeb Dunnuck

...offers plenty of earthy minerality as well as deep, smoky black and blue fruits, full body, bright acidity, and building structure. It has all the right components...

94Wine Enthusiast

This is a grippy, powerful and densely built wine, robustly oaky and substantial in dark, brooding black fruit. The blackberry and cherry have a succulence that gives the wine a juicy core and soft midpalate, as a build up of black pepper, graphite and smoke surround.

92The Wine Advocate

...it opens with notes of baked cherries, cassis and prunes with hints of fruitcake and baking spices plus a waft of potpourri. Full-bodied and chewy with loads of freshness, it has a rustic finish.

92Wine Spectator

Dark and winey, with lots of black currant, fig and plum fruit melding together, offering warm black licorice and tar notes. Features a grippy yet well-embedded structure, giving this a sleek, energetic feel in the end.

REGION

United States, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain

Howell Mountain AVA in Northeastern Napa Valley was the first of Napa Valley’s sub-appellations, earning its own designation in 1984, just a year after Napa Valley became an appellation. As the name suggests, the AVA is in one of the highest elevations in the area. Every vineyard in the appellation is at least 1,400 feet above sea level. Some vineyards are as high as 2,200 feet and because of their altitude most of the AVA’s vineyards receive more sun than vineyards at lower elevations, which are affected by fog from the Pacific Ocean and the San Pablo Bay. Howell Mountain was home to vineyards in the late 19th century, but winemaker Randy Dunn is considered the area’s most influential modern pioneer. Dunn moved to Howell Mountain in 1979, acquired property and began making exceptionally rich Cabernet Sauvignon. The AVA also grows Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. There are 600 vineyard acres within Howell Mountain AVA.

TYPE

Red Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon

One of the most widely grown grape varieties, it can be found in nearly every wine growing region. A cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc. It’s a hardy vine that produces a full-bodied wine with high tannins and great aging potential.