Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private
Reserve 2009 (WS93, $79.99 SKU 569814) This wine has been available for some
time at the LDB stores and I actually bought a bottle. I was just waiting for
an opportunity to taste it. The moment came when I hosted a barbeque and it was
tasted with the Vina Santa Rita Triple C 2008. I decanted this for ninety
minutes and served it with some barbeque beef and pork ribs. The nose was
robust and sweet. The body was full, the taste was full of dark berries and the
finish was long, a typical well made California
cabernet sauvignon. The alcohol content was 15.7% and it was a strong wine.
Since the beef ribs had some fat attached, it cut right through the fat to accent the meat.
I tasted the remainder the next evening and the fruit and body were still very
much present. Wine Spectator suggested drinking it between 2014 and 2026, so
there is a lot of life left. Buy it for your cellar and open it in five to ten
years' time. There are over 100 bottles in the LDB stores.
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