2020 Beaulieu Vineyard 'Georges De Latour Private Reserve' Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
This vintage epitomizes Beaulieu Vineyard's flagship wine, boasting an intense bouquet of ripe, dark berries, black cherry, and savory notes of wild violet, rose petal, and spearmint. Warm baking spices from French oak enhance the palate, while "Rutherford Dust" tannins frame the wine with a firm grip. Balanced acidity ensures longevity.
Wine Enthusiast
Fascinating, fresh and ripe fruit flavors fill this full-bodied, velvety-textured wine with blackberries, raspberries and cranberries. Subtle oak spices add interest from the aroma through the finish. Decant this time-tested wine if drinking soon.
James Suckling
A very fine and polished BV private reserve that shows focus, tension and subtle complexity with lead pencil, fresh sage and dried herb undertones. Medium body, fine tannins and a pretty finish. Very refined.
Jeb Dunnuck
The star of the show from this team in 2020 is the 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Georges De Latour Private Reserve, a deep purple-hued Cabernet Sauvignon that spent 24 months in French oak (95% new). It has terrific aromatics of blackcurrants, smoked tobacco, graphite, and spice, and these carry over to the palate, where the wine is medium to full-bodied, has solid tannins, good mid-palate depth, and outstanding length. There are some firmer, chalky tannins here, but this is beautifully done and should have two decades of longevity.