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2014 Beringer Lampyridae Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

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Latest Sale Price

January 22, 2023 - $76

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RATINGS

95Robert M. Parker Jr.

The wine offers incredibly sweet blueberry and blackberry fruit, some licorice, graphite, charcoal, an almost volcanic earthiness, and beautiful, sweet, velvety tannins.

94Wine Spectator

A bold, rich, intense yet polished effort that rounds out the edges, making for a mouthcoating mix of dark berry, brownie, crushed rock, gravel and oak flavors...

94Vinous / IWC

Graphite, smoke, sage, incense and a host of spiced notes give the wine its distinctive exotic personality.

94James Suckling

Intense blackberry and blackcurrant aromas with flowers and stones. Full to medium body, soft and silky tannins and a fruity finish. Very balanced and fruity.

REGION

United States, California, Napa Valley, Mount Veeder

Mount Veeder AVA was established in 1993, though its origins as a wine producing district date to the 19th century. A German Presbyterian pastor named Peter Veeder was one of the first landowners in the area, and by 1864 one of his neighbors, a German sea captain named Stelham Wing, was producing wine commercially. The area continued to attract German agricultural entrepreneurs, some of whom established the estate that would later become the Christian Brothers Mont La Salle winery. Today the AVA includes about 1,000 acres of vineyards, most of them at relatively high altitudes. The Mayacamas vineyard, for instance, is at 2,400 feet. Cabernet Sauvignon is the most frequently planted grape, followed by Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

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.