1996 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Franc Howell Mountain
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About Beringer Vineyards
Founded in 1876, Beringer is the oldest continuously operating vineyard in Napa Valley. Head winemaker Laurie Hook directs operations at 14 different vineyards which produce almost as many varieties of wine. Decadently rich Cabernet Sauvignons, lush Merlots and rich, exotic Chardonnays are the standout wines at Beringer.
1996 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Franc Howell Mountain
Producer: Beringer Vineyards
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Cabernet Franc
Origin: California
Region: Napa
Appellation: Howell Mountain
89 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
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Member Notes
There's Nothing Small about this Cab Franc
04/20/2000
by KevinB.
In order to feed the rush of millenial purchasing, many a winery launched special high-profile wines. Beringer's Third Century Cabernet Franc was one of the most impressive featuring intesenly extracted wine from Beringer's Howell Mountain Vineyard. I had the pleasure of tasting this reserve Cab Franc back in the days when they only sold it through the winery's Founder's Room and I'm thrilled to see it finally on the market. This wine has always been among the most hedonistic with waves of deep dark chocolate and a massive velvety mouth feel. Cheers to Beringer for taking the daring leap of introducing a high-profile reserve wine with the words Cabernet Franc on the label instead of Cabernet Sauvignon.
Bold, fat & Garrulous
06/19/2000
by John Kaufmann
Another bold, fat, and garrulous charmer from the west coast. I hope you're eating steak when you drink it-worth every penny.
