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2017 Beringer Bancroft Ranch Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
$170.00
Bottle
Price
$170.00
$2,040.00
Case
(12)
Price
$2,040.00
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Tasting Notes
Tasting Note
Distinctive, even decadent, this full-bodied plush wine is well-structured and balanced with complex aromas and flavors of bright red fruit, plum cordial, and notes of cassis followed by a lingering finish with opulent tannins.
Technical Information
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Volume | 750mL |
| Appellation | Howell Mountain |
| Oak Treatment | 100% French Oak (50% new) |
| Alcohol % | 15.1% |
| Enclosure Type | Cork |
| pH | 3.95 |
Scores & Accolades
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96
JamesSuckling.com,
“This is a beautiful, vivid cabernet with blueberry, currant and floral aromas that follow through to a medium to full body. Ultra-fine tannins. Very long and fascinating. Caresses your palate. A real beauty. Drink in 2023.” - James Suckling, February 2020
Vintage
Vintage
The 2017 vintage provided high quality thanks to lower than average yields. The year began with abundant rainfall. Spring weather was mild, resulting in extended flowering in some areas with little shatter. Vines were vigorous thanks to the winter rains. A freak hail storm passed through quickly in June causing isolated damage. Three heat events, including one over Labor Day weekend, kicked harvest into high gear, dehydrating some grapes by early September. Cool weather arrived immediately afterward, allowing sugar levels to return to normal. Most late-ripening red grapes continued to hang on the vine and were picked throughout October.
Vineyard
Howell Mountain AVA
Vineyard
Howell Mountain rises just to the northeast of Beringer’s winery in Saint Helena, and Bancroft Ranch lies at an elevation of 1,800 feet on the western slope of the mountain. The soil here—gritty white tuff of volcanic origin—is shallow, infertile and extremely well drained. The vines produce small, intensely flavored berries with powerful, concentrated fruit flavors and thick skins that yield robust tannins. Bancroft’s forward fruit demonstrates the classic Cabernet flavor of ripe, sweet black currant.
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