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2016 Beringer Winery Exclusive Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Description
Description
Our winemakers craft Winery Exclusive wines to honor our winery heritage as well as to highlight our own viticultural explorations. Each of the wines in this collection are produced in limited quantities, showcasing a vineyard, varietal or growing region. Styled to be enjoyed upon release, these unique offerings may vary by vintage and reflect the quality, history and winemaking expertise that Beringer has been known for since 1876.
Wine & Vintage Details
Wine & Vintage Details
Tasting Note
Blending fruit from valley and mountain vineyards delivers classic Cabernet earthiness and flavors of ripe red fruit and sweet black currant are joined by blueberry, wild blackberry, ripe Asian plum and dried cherry. Oak spice, mocha and espresso complete the flavor profile. Silky tannins offer a plush mouthfeel and a lingering aftertaste.
Vintage Note
The near-perfect 2016 growing season started early, saw ideal weather conditions throughout and wrapped up as the valley's first significant fall rainstorm arrived on October 14. Thanks to a relatively steady and mild July and August and then a series of warm days at the end of the growing season, vineyards progressed to perfect ripeness.
Vineyard & Winemaking Details
Vineyard & Winemaking Details
Napa Valley AVA
Mark Beringer - Winemaker
Mark Beringer, great-great-grandson of Beringer Vineyards' founding brother Jacob Beringer, was immersed in wine from the moment he was born in the heart of the Napa Valley. As the direct descendant to Beringer's first winemaker and one of the most iconic family names in Napa Valley wine history, he knew from a young age that he would follow in the footsteps of his ancestors. As a young man he spent many hours working in his family's wine store in Saint Helena, expanding his knowledge of wine as well as gaining an appreciation for wines outside of the famous region he has always called home.
| Alcohol % | 15% |
|---|---|
| Enclosure Type | Cork |
| Oak Treatment | Aged 21 months in French oak (44% new) |
| pH | 3.82 |
| Blend | 100% Cabernet Sauvignon |