Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Beaulieu Vineyard
Label Name:
 
Georges de Latour Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage:
 
2021
Country:
 
United States
Region:
 
Napa Valley (Rutherford bench)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14.7%
Grape(s):
 
94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot
Acidity:
 
3
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Wine Spectator 95 pts — #2 Wine of the Year 2024; Jeb Dunnuck 98 pts; James Suckling 98 pts; Wine. com reviewer 99

Tasting Note
Concentrated black currant, blackberry paste and dark cherry with graphite, sage, leather, espresso and dark chocolate. Violet and licorice lift the aromatics; densely textured, full-bodied palate with polished 'Rutherford dust' tannins and a long, cocoa-tinged finish.

Food Pairing
Western: grilled ribeye, dry-aged côte de boeuf, roast lamb, braised short ribs, aged cheddar. Asian: Peking duck, Korean BBQ (galbi), Szechuan beef, char siu (Cantonese BBQ pork).

Production Method
Hand-harvested and optically sorted fruit; portion barrel-fermented in new French oak, remainder fermented in stainless steel and concrete; malolactic in barrel; aged ~22 months in 95% new French oak.

Vineyard Info
Beaulieu Vineyard (BV), founded by Georges de Latour, is a historic Napa producer. Georges de Latour Private Reserve is BV's flagship, sourced from BV Ranches on the Rutherford bench; winemaker Trevor Durling leads production.