Beaulieu Vineyard

Reserve Tapestry Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

9.113 ratings
9.32 pro ratings
Napa Valley, California, USA
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc
Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Pasta, Venison, Tomato-Based, Potato, Pork, Chocolate & Caramel, White Rice, Mushrooms, Beef, Lamb, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Salami & Prosciutto, Hard Cheese, Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Herbs, Chicken, Turkey, Soft Cheese, Beans & Peas, Duck, Blue Cheese, Onion
Top Notes For
Severn Goodwin

Nose has ripe plum, crushed dark chocolate, moist fig, slight vanilla and dried violets.

Palate has dried blackberry, eucalyptus, ripe plum, blueberry/cinnamon, dehydrated cherry with mostly resolved tannins. Long finish.

Decanted +4H at the time of notes, but improving with more time...a delicious bottle still.

Paired with Chuck Eye steaks from Kinderhook Farm (Valatie, NY); honestly the best (local) beef source in the Berkshire (MA) / Columbia (NY) County areas. Grilled in a mere 12m to perfect 135° centers. I think the Chuck cut for a steak is quite under rated; it's incredibly moist and tender with it's incorporated fats that just fall apart under high heat.

I fell to the same fate on this bottle as the prior a few years back, perfectly clean cork but extracted in 3/4 & 1/4 status. Should use the Durand for subsequent bottles.

Nose has ripe plum, crushed dark chocolate, moist fig, slight vanilla and dried violets.

Palate has dried blackberry, eucalyptus, ripe plum, blueberry/cinnamon, dehydrated cherry with mostly resolved tannins. Long finish.

Decanted +4H at the time of notes, but improving with more time...a delicious bottle still.

Paired with Chuck Eye steaks from Kinderhook Farm (Valatie, NY); honestly the best (local) beef source in the Berkshire (MA) / Columbia (NY) County areas. Grilled in a mere 12m to perfect 135° centers. I think the Chuck cut for a steak is quite under rated; it's incredibly moist and tender with it's incorporated fats that just fall apart under high heat.

I fell to the same fate on this bottle as the prior a few years back, perfectly clean cork but extracted in 3/4 & 1/4 status. Should use the Durand for subsequent bottles.

Oct 3rd, 2021
Severn Goodwin

Happy Thanksgiving Eve 2018.
Top 3/4 of the cork was just great, bottle 1/4 was extracted in dozens of pieces, screened aerating funnels are awesome for managing this mess. Nose appears fine, hints of green pepper initially.

Post decant, nose has ripe plum, black currant, dark chocolate shavings, black tea, distant floral and faint oak notes.

Palate is lightly cooked plum, blackberry, eucalyptus, mashed black cherry, oak sawdust, faint caramel sauce and a blueberry cinnamon aspect. Tannins are fully resolved, none left at all, beautiful bottle.

We purchased these in 2004, just getting to pulling the first cork tonight...life gets busy sometimes. A couple bottles remain in the cellar, likely need to be enjoyed before ~2023 before decline may be quite evident. I'd really like to see how this fruit fades in the next couple years, expected to still be interesting at that juncture.

Happy Thanksgiving Eve 2018.
Top 3/4 of the cork was just great, bottle 1/4 was extracted in dozens of pieces, screened aerating funnels are awesome for managing this mess. Nose appears fine, hints of green pepper initially.

Post decant, nose has ripe plum, black currant, dark chocolate shavings, black tea, distant floral and faint oak notes.

Palate is lightly cooked plum, blackberry, eucalyptus, mashed black cherry, oak sawdust, faint caramel sauce and a blueberry cinnamon aspect. Tannins are fully resolved, none left at all, beautiful bottle.

We purchased these in 2004, just getting to pulling the first cork tonight...life gets busy sometimes. A couple bottles remain in the cellar, likely need to be enjoyed before ~2023 before decline may be quite evident. I'd really like to see how this fruit fades in the next couple years, expected to still be interesting at that juncture.

Nov 21st, 2018
Ray Everett

Delicious! Drinking beautifully!

Delicious! Drinking beautifully!

1 person found it helpfulAug 11th, 2014
Bill Wilkinson

Great.

Great.

1 person found it helpfulJun 14th, 2014
Nicholas Dunlap

Wow. Like butter, but with soooooo much flavor.

Wow. Like butter, but with soooooo much flavor.

Dec 13th, 2015
Andrew Y

A lot of sweet vanilla. Tasted younger than it was. Concentrated, red fruit, smooth tannins. Moderate alcohol

A lot of sweet vanilla. Tasted younger than it was. Concentrated, red fruit, smooth tannins. Moderate alcohol

Jun 22nd, 2015
Ashley Crowe

Ashley had this 9 years ago

Ashley had this 9 years ago

May 10th, 2016
Nathaniel Crowe

Nathaniel had this 9 years ago

Nathaniel had this 9 years ago

May 10th, 2016
Holly Orchard

Certified Sommelier, President of Savvy Cellar Wines Inc.

9.1

Holly had this 9 years ago

Holly had this 9 years ago

Dec 14th, 2015
John Orchard

John had this 9 years ago

John had this 9 years ago

Dec 14th, 2015