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Celebrating an Exceptional Vintage
Introducing 2021 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Beringer Private Reserve
Frederick and Jacob Beringer established Beringer in 1876 in the belief that Napa could be a premier wine-growing region, like Germany’s Rhine River Valley, from which they hailed. The brothers quickly made Beringer famous for producing world-class wines, a legacy that continues to this day and reaches its finest expression in our Private Reserve collection. To make these small-production wines, our winemakers choose the best lots from our reserve vineyards, each of which demonstrates a different aspect of Napa’s prized terroir. Beringer Private Reserve wines have become famous as one of the truest expressions of a given vintage in the AVA.
Beringer is opening up the property in celebration of the once in a decade, highly-anticipated 2021 release of Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. From the moment you arrive at the winery, you will be transported into a celebration of all things Beringer. Live music will entertain as you step into the storied history of Beringer, our legacy, our food, and wine. Guests will be given free range of the property where they can explore the property including our historic caves built in the 1800s. Throughout the property, crafted culinary pairings for each wine allows our guests to fully experience the 2021 releases.
This event is a Cabernet lover’s dream and with the high anticipation of the 2021 release, it is an event you won’t want to miss. If you are a club member, in addition to the food and wine pairings and new release wines, we will be opening the Hudson House exclusively for our members. Additional live music, library vintages, and unique cheese and charcuterie, crafted by our Hudson House Culinary Team, will be available for our club members and guests of club members to enjoy.
Early Bird General Admission Pricing Ends July 31st.
Discover the 2021 Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
GROWING SEASON
The 2021 growing season started early, with extended periods of sunny weather and late, but much-needed rain. Because of low humidity, high heat, and high winds that began in early May, it was expected to be a drought year. However, it turned more seasonal, with normal temperatures in the summer. Even ripening and lower yields led to one of the earliest harvest starts with the grapes showing intense fruit flavor development. Once harvest began, we saw clear skies through September and well into October before some early rain. As with previous vintages of Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, each vineyard lot is closely monitored during the ripening period to determine the ideal pick time. Grapes for this 2021 Private Reserve were picked between September 15 and October 4.
VINEYARDS
The 2021 Private Reserve is primarily crafted from Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from four premium appellations within Napa Valley. Our St. Helena Home Vineyard estate and Chabot Vineyard, also in St. Helena, provide a core of dark red berry fruit, supported by a lifted floral bouquet, as well as round, rich character and warmth. Our Howell Mountain vineyards, Steinhauer Ranch, and Bancroft Ranch, provide structure and depth. Additional sourcing from Borrow Pit Vineyard at Gamble Ranch in Oakville, as well as Lampyridae Vineyard in Mt. Veeder, rounds out the blend. The blending varietals, Malbec and Merlot, are sourced from Bancroft Ranch in Howell Mountain, which provides structure and supple dark fruit. The Cabernet Franc was sourced from Steinhauer Ranch and Bancroft Ranch in Howell Mountain.
WINEMAKING
The Beringer reserve vineyards offer Cabernet Sauvignon fruit of such high quality that a minimalist approach to winemaking has long defined this special blend. Each vineyard is vinified separately and monitored carefully from the moment the fruit comes into the winery at harvest. Tailored pump-over techniques are used for optimal extraction and the wine is aged in hand-selected, custom-toasted French oak barrels (64% new). Each lot was aged for 22 months before selection of the final blend, to allow each vineyard to express the depth of its unique terroir.
TASTING NOTES
The 2021 Private Reserve is exemplary of a tremendous Napa Valley vintage, showcasing an exuberant bouquet of fresh violets, alongside a rich core of dark berry fruits supported by subtle notes of graphite. This vintage has a beautiful intensity with notes of blackberry, blackcurrant, and dark plum enveloped by structured, velvety tannins, that lead to warm baking spiced notes of vanilla, clove, and cedar, a tribute to the well-integrated oak. The generous palate provides a focused structure supported by a bright line of fresh acidity, finishing long and sumptuous with lovely fruit expression. Full-bodied, plentiful, polished, and sure to please, it will continue to evolve and unfold as it ages over the next few decades.