Beringer has not received enough credit over the years for the success of its flagship Cabernet Sauvignon, and yet it always seems to show well with age when others are beginning to break down. In this vintage, it has come further than any of the wines tasted, and it now features complex cedary, lightly herbal and dried currant aromas whose fruit may have diminished over time but whose energy and richness continue apace. And it is much the same in the mouth where its polished, supple entry leads ...

Beringer's 1993 Private Reserve is a super-intense, great wine for drinking young or aging for 15 or more years. Readers will find that Beringer has made 1993s that are among the very finest in California. Beringer has once again proven that they are one of the qualitative leaders in California as they continue to turn out reference point wines - not only for California, but the world. -Wine Advocate Our estate vineyards in Napa Valley contribute a palette of varietal characteristics that shape a...

Rating: 92/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate in Issue 108

Rating: 96/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 102 on Dec-95

Rating: 89/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator

Rating for United States-California: 90 (slightly better than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: young, aging quickly, could be good now<br/>

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