Beaulieu Vineyard
Private Reserve Georges de Latour Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California, USA
2020 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 1.5 and 2.5 hours. Light-medium/medium body. A tweener. Not exactly feminine but not exactly masculine either. Delicate in places, yet structured and rigid in others. Nice supple, soft entry palate. Lacking on the back end/finishing palate tho. Most of the 2020's I've had from Napa (that got picked/processed before the fire...so admittedly less than 20 reds) have been from producers that religiously pick earlier to mitigate/avoid fire fallout risks. This was the one outlier-so far-that didn't totally measure up. The 2021 version of this (9.6-tasted x2) is so good, however, that I'm prepared to overlook any indiscretions from this winery's 2020 releases. 11.14.26.
2020 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 1.5 and 2.5 hours. Light-medium/medium body. A tweener. Not exactly feminine but not exactly masculine either. Delicate in places, yet structured and rigid in others. Nice supple, soft entry palate. Lacking on the back end/finishing palate tho. Most of the 2020's I've had from Napa (that got picked/processed before the fire...so admittedly less than 20 reds) have been from producers that religiously pick earlier to mitigate/avoid fire fallout risks. This was the one outlier-so far-that didn't totally measure up. The 2021 version of this (9.6-tasted x2) is so good, however, that I'm prepared to overlook any indiscretions from this winery's 2020 releases. 11.14.26.
Nov 15th, 2026
There’s nothing to say- went to BV in May. It was an amazing experience with a private tasting and tour! My first shipment included a collection of their finest reds! Cheers!!
There’s nothing to say- went to BV in May. It was an amazing experience with a private tasting and tour! My first shipment included a collection of their finest reds! Cheers!!
Nov 14th, 2023