Beringer 2015 Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

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Beringer’s Private Reserve Cabernet is always one of Napa Valley’s best because Beringer has access to such a wide array of prime vineyard sites throughout the Valley. It’s a classic blend of mountain and valley fruit that yields both structure and richness. The tufa-rich Bancroft Ranch and volcanic Steinhauer Ranch vineyards atop Howell Mountain provide the foundation (62%) for the 2015 blend. A significant portion also comes from the iron-rich Home and Chabot vineyards (28%) in the St. Helena AVA. Spring Mountain’s Marston Ranch and Mt. Veeder’s Derr Family vineyards (10%) round it out.Each vineyard is vinified separately, and tailored pump-over techniques are used for optimal extraction. The wine is aged for 20 months in hand-selected, custom-toasted barrels of French Nevers oak (85% new) before assemblage, where winemaker Mark Beringer prioritizes the expression of vintage and each vineyards’ unique terroir. The Wine Advocate scored this 95+ saying “Containing the tiniest splash…