Beringer, Napa Valley Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:2005 fresh and focused on its

fresh and focused on its tropical

freshness and an elegant dose of fruit or phenolic weight

its vinous core of fruit cloaks the vintage's brisk acids to achieve real plenitude in a year that's sometimes rather tautly austere

Just stays the right side of oak influence – the sweet vanilla character is apparent but not overt

Drink 2016-2040

Beringer, Napa Valley Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:2005 fresh and focused on itsRichly fruited with a malt loaf style of aroma as well as blueberry, juniper and violet. This delivers way better fruit complexity than the monolith Napa Cabernet clich. Toasty, rich, proudly tannic. A good flag bearer. (RH)