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1999 Beringer Founders Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard: Beringer Vineyards
Price: $14.99- $23.99
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Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Style: Red
Region: United States > California
Other Vintages: 2006 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1998 1997 1996 1988 1973
Drink By: 2010
WINEMAKER'S NOTE
The soft cherry, blackberry and subtle vanilla aromas and flavors of this wine are balanced by spicy herbal notes and soft, accessible tannins. This wine makes a perfect accompaniment to roast beef, grilled fresh tuna or roast leg of lamb. Eighty-five percent of the wine for the Beringer Founders Estate Cabernet Sauvignon was aged for over 5 months in a combination of small French and American oak barrels. The oak barrel-aging softens the tannins in the wine and adds subtle hints of toast and oak...
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  • CellarTracker Community Tasting Notes
    Community Tasting Notes (average 86 pts. and median of 85 pts. in 4 notes)
  • Vintage Chart
    Rating for United States-California: 88 (average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: too young, let it sit<br/>