1982 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet

I have an opportunity to buy a single bottle of 1982 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet. The only scores I could find were from Parker (87) and Spectator (94) but no tasting notes. Being a big fan of this particular cab, I am probably going to go for it but wondered if anyone has had any experience (preferrably recent) with this, or similar cabs?

Cheers, Gary

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CabFan
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I recently tasted a 1982 Beringer PR and a 1982 Diamond Creek Red Rock Terrace. Both were impeccable in condition. They were both very Bordeaux-like with mature complexity, lot's of cedar, cigar box, leathery notes yet still holding a fair amount of fruit. Both of these wines were showing their age and were perhaps past their peaks but it would have been difficult to determine at first whiff and taste that they were California wines and not French. The Diamond Creek had a bit more complexity and tasted a bit younger than the Beringer which was a bit more faded than the DC. Bi!!

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RV WRLee

Are those scores, or years they were tasted?

Being a big fan of this particular

I recently opened a 1982 Keenan Cabernet. For the vintage it was pretty good - but that's not saying a lot. The ample tannins have carried the wine pretty well, and there was sufficient fruit in evidence, although not in abundance.

We had early rains in 1982, and a relatively cold and wet harvest season. It was as bad in Napa as 1982 was good in France. Still, there were a few decent wines made - but nothing stellar.

Tom S

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Tom S

Tom, sorry for not being clearer.... these are the scores that I was able to find.

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CabFan

Thanks for the notes. I have acquired the bottle, and expect to open it in the next few days... I'll be sure and post tasting notes afterwards.

Cheers, Gary

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CabFan

Good luck, hope it is a great experience, I am holding one each of an '86 and '87 Beringer PR, I am interested to hear how that '82 is.

FWIW, last saturday we opened an '83 Heitz MV, and it was every bit alive and kicking. bob

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b becker

If you can, look on p.7 of the Feb. 2005 issue of Decanter. The world's largest bottle of wine was recently sold at a charity auction, and it is filled with the 2001 Beringer Private reserve. The bottle alone weighs

68 kg(150 lb) empty. It is 1.38 m tall and holds 130 L., or about 173 bottles. The bottle was made in Sazava in the Czech Republic. The botle is pictured next to a single bottle and the Beringer winemaster Ed Sbragia. It sold for US$ 55,812 at Sotheby's New York. I think you may have to hire a gorilla to pour from that bottle :-).

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Cwdjrx _

I was thinking that a really long straw would be in order :)

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CabFan

I guess that I would need an "industrial grade" Vaccuvin to re-seal that monster! OTOH, my cellar has become so crowded, that I couldn't even stand that puppy upright on the floor.

Hunt

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Hunt

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