1970 | Beaulieu Vineyard | Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Hot on Sale

1970 | Beaulieu Vineyard | Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Red Wine: 1970 | Beaulieu Vineyard | Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Expect dried red fruit character together with the complexity of a mature vintage, such as smoky, meaty, forest floor notes.

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Producer: Beaulieu Vineyard

Ratings: WA | 91  V | 91

Vintage: 1970

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12.5%

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon

Country/Region: United States, California

Detailed Description

Expect dried red fruit character together with the complexity of a mature vintage, such as smoky, meaty, forest floor notes.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: This is a very fine mature Californian Cabernet from one its stalwarts. The nose is slightly volatile at first, but calms down with aeration to reveal notes of black olive, Chai tea, a touch of the old farmyard although it is not bretty in any way. Throughout its time in glass it seems to become sweeter and riper and this comes through on the palate, which is plump at first, become more tart as it interacts with the air. Sweet Dorset plum, umeboshi and wild strawberry towards the finish with just a faint hint of peppermint on the aftertaste. This has lasted very well.

• Vinous: The 1970 Beaulieu Vineyards Private Reserve Georges de Latour was fully mature, but pretty, soft and nicely balanced. Crushed flowers and a hint of tobacco lingered on the layered finish.

Producer Information

Beaulieu Vineyard is a historically significant winery in California’s Rutherford AVA that has been producing wine for more than a century. During Prohibition, it managed to obtain a contract to supply sacramental wine to churches, meaning it was able to remain in production between 1920 and 1933 when the Volstead Act was repealed. This makes Beaulieu one of the longest continually operational wineries in the United States. The company was founded in 1900 by Georges de Latour with the assistance of enologist André Tchelistcheff. Tchelistcheff went on to create the prestige cuvée Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, and mentored many of the next generation of Napa winemakers, including Robert Mondavi, Mike Grgich and Joe Heitz. The company is currently part of Treasury Wine Estates. The Beaulieu vineyards sit at the foot of the Mayacamas Mountains in the Rutherford AVA, and are planted with Bordeaux varieties, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Merlot and Malbec. As well as these plots, Beaulieu has vines in the St Helena, Calistoga and Carneros AVAs. There are many different varieties planted throughout these vineyards – Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Marsanne and Roussane, Mourvedre, Touriga Nacional, Merlot and Sangiovese. The flagship Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is hand-picked in the vineyard prior to fermentation in French oak barrels, concrete tanks and stainless steel tanks. After a period of barrel-aging, a selection of the top ten barrels are selected for bottling. The remaining Reserve collection is composed of varietal single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon wines sourced from various estate vineyards whilst the Napa Valley is the entry level range of a duo of Cabernet Sauviognon and Chardonnay.