Reviews
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-Jane Anson -
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Technical Details
- 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot and 3% Malbec
- Trevor Durling
- US
- California
- North Coast
- Napa Valley
- estate vineyards from the western bench of the Rutherford AVA in BV Ranches No. 1 and No. 2
- Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing (CSWA), Napa Green Certified Land (Vineyard) & Winery and Fish Friendly Farming (FFF) Certified
- 100% French oak, 80% new
- a portion is fermented in new French oak and the balance is fermented in either stainless-steel or concrete, malolactic fermentation
- 21 months in 100% French oak, 80% new
- 14.8%
- 15,799 cases
Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve Napa Valley 2023
Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing (CSWA), Napa Green Certified Land (Vineyard) & Winery and Fish Friendly Farming (FFF) Certified
Multi-Bottle Discount
$153.96 on 2+ bottles!
2% OFF RETAIL!
Beaulieu Vineyard is one of the most historic and legendary Napa Valley wineries of all time, and their Georges de Latour Cabernet Sauvignon stands up among some of the greatest of great Cabs… ever. We have their 99-POINT 2023 vintage for a downright mesmerizing price AND free shipping when you order two or more! Don’t wait another moment!
Founded in 1900 by French immigrants Georges and Fernandes de Latour in Rutherford, Beaulieu Vineyard was named for Fernandes' exclamation about their new 4-acre parcel: “Quel beau lieu!” (“What a beautiful place!”) The winery survived Prohibition through a sacramental wine permit and rose to international prominence after the arrival of famed winemaker André Tchelistcheff in 1938, who helped launch the iconic Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon in 1940 – of which we’re offering the immaculate 2023 vintage today! Now, over a century later, BV remains a defining force in American wine, rooted in Rutherford’s signature dusty terroir and continuing to honor its legacy that helped to define American fine wine.
The 2023 vintage of this iconic flagship Cabernet is a true statement wine – crafted in an extraordinary Napa growing season that yielded generous crops with remarkable elegance and aromatic complexity. The fruit here is always handled with artful vinification, fermenting partially in French oak and aging in 95% new French barrels. The single-vineyard bottling comes from two estate ranches in Western Rutherford and is made in an entirely separate winery from the rest of the portfolio in order to extract the very best from its hallowed ground origins.
James Suckling said, “The level of refinement and purity is immense,” in his keen 99-point remarks, adding, “This is a truly excellent wine from an excellent vintage.” In the first sip alone, the mouth is coated with generous black, blue, and red fruits and dark chocolatey molten cake. It’s juicy yet balanced with caressing notes of mint, cumin, graphite, charred sandalwood, wild violets, olive tapenade, and fennel, all hung on a gently humming stream of acidity and soft satin tannins. This is powerful, intense, and mouth-filling, yet so incredibly suave and smooth, absolutely living up to its legendary history, pedigree, and worldwide acclaim. One bottle gets you a lovely price of under $175, but two or more knocks another $20 OFF each bottle!
FOOD PAIRINGS: This would be stunning with a decadent beef tenderloin carpaccio topped with fresh herbs, arugula, shaved Parmesan, high-quality extra virgin olive oil, and a sprinkling of minced red onion.