2015 Beringer Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Horizontal

“Impressive freshness and fragrance with dark stony notes, iodine and Indian ink. Dried, roasted herbs and fresh cedary oak laced through ripe black fruits, too. The palate delivers a crisp, fresh and precise plaster-like texture. Fine but firm, long and deep black cherries, blackberries and dark plums. Some roasted coffee grounds to close.” (05/2018)

“Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Bancroft Ranch opens with ripe plums, crushed blueberries and mulberries on the nose with hints of pencil lead, cigar box and dusty earth. Medium to full-bodied with a great, taut structure of grainy tannins and seamless acid, it fills the mouth with youthful complex flavors, finishing with some spices coming through. (LPB)” (10/2017)

“The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Bancroft Ranch is wonderfully expressive, especially in its aromatics. Fresh, nuanced and layered, the 2015 is endowed with notable complexity. Grilled herb, sage, lavender, tobacco, menthol and plum are some of the many notes that build into the deep, resonant finish. (AG)” (01/2018)

“Dense and powerful, built for the long haul, with peppery dark berry, mocha, sage, cedar and underbrush flavors. Everything is pointing in the right direction. (JL)” (11/2018)

“Lots of flowers, almonds and hints of green coffee. Dark berries and plums. Full-bodied, layered and juicy with lots of ripe fruit, but turns round and delicious at the finish. Shows drive but intense drinkability. Drink or hold.” (05/2018)

“Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Chabot Vineyard has a pretty nose of blackcurrant cordial, mulberries and blueberries with hints of pencil savings and touches of Indian spices and bay leaves. Full-bodied, concentrated and offering up plenty of rich black fruit and spice layers, it has firm, grainy tannins and a seamless lift, finishing long and spicy. 472 cases were made. (LPB)” (10/2017)

“Impressive, offering a deep, rich core of mocha-laced dark berry and licorice flavors, but also remains firmly tannic, leading to a chewy aftertaste. A good candidate for cellaring. (JL)” (11/2018)

“The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Chabot Vineyard is silky, pliant and inviting. Super-ripe red cherry, raspberry and expressive floral notes race out of the glass. This is a fairly open-knit, giving style for this site, where the obsidian-rich soils tend to yield powerful wines. (AG)” (11/2017)