2016 & 2019 Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting Lot

“From a higher elevation site that’s just at the edge of the fog line on Spring Mountain, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Marston offers more forest floor, spring flowers, pine, and black and blue fruits to go with a dense, pure, structured vibe on the palate. It has power as well as freshness and needs 2-4 years of bottle age. (JD) 95+” (01/2019)

“If you like the drama of high mountains, then this mountain cabernet could be for you. Lots of mint and sage, along with dense forest-berry character, draw you into this craggy cabernet that has great intensity and a very long finish.” (02/2019)

“The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Marston Vineyard is made of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged 21 months in 40% new French oak. It has a deep garnet-purple color and features wild blueberries, mulberries, warm plums and cassis with suggestions of forest floor and cigar boxes. Full-bodied and very structured in the mouth, it has a solid line of firm, grainy tannins and lively acidity lifting the intense, earthy flavors to a long finish. 506 cases produced. (LPB)” (10/2018)

“The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Marston Vineyard shows all the finesse that is such a signature of the best Spring Mountain wines. Silky, perfumed and wonderfully nuanced, the Marston has so much to offer. This is another of the more open-knit, accessible Cabernets in the Beringer collection. A rush of super-ripe dark cherry, plum, flowers and spice builds into the super expressive finish. (AG)” (09/2018)

“Ripe and full-throttle, with waves of steeped plum, blackberry and boysenberry compote, backed by a swath of ganache. Shows a smoldering edge through the finish as the fruit and toast meld slowly. Needs some cellaring, but all the elements are there. (JM)” (10/2019)

“A floral cabernet with cool dimensions to its fruit and layers to its tannins. The fruit’s dark, wild-cherry intensity and heady richness carry a mountain-grown briskness, a tension that creates complexity in the flavors and should sustain the wine as it ages.” (12/2019)

“This wine shines in bright red fruit, dusty herb and sage. Grippy and full bodied, it evolves to reveal layers of sweet tobacco and cinnamon founded along a sizable structure of tannin and oak. *Cellar Selection* (VB)” (11/2019)