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1997 Beringer Chardonnay Private Reserve

Chardonnay: 750ml

$39.99

about this wine:

"All of the lots were kept separate through aging to retain their individual characteristics. After gentle crushing, the Chardonnay juice was fermented in French oak barrels (80 percent new) to enhance the natural richness in the wine. Lees stirred weekly to encourage a nutty-toasty character and fully integrate the oak flavors, encouraging a good balance. All of the wines were put through maloactic fermentation to encourage a lush creaminess. After 10 months of aging, the winemakers chose the richest, most expressive lots and blended them to create an intensely aromatic and flavorful wine with lemon meringue, ripe pineapple, brown spice, and buttered-toast components that intermingle seamlessly and follow through to a persistent, full-mouthed finish."

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points awarded:
WA 91 WS 93

91 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, December 1998

The 1997 Chardonnay Private Reserve (20,000 cases) was given complete barrel fermentation as well as malolactic, and aged in small barrels, of which 85% were new. One of California's finest Chardonnays, this effort has consistently been an outstanding wine. The fact that Beringer is able to make such a high quantity at this quality level is admirable. The wine tips the scales at 13.4% alcohol, which is buried beneath the smoky, toasty, rich, buttery, tropical fruit. The wine displays leesy, roasted nut characteristics, as well as a boat-load of glycerin in its long finish. It should drink well for 2-4 years.


93 points,

Wine Spectator, May 1999

A tremendous effort in yet another great Chardonnay vintage in California. This wine is complex and concentrated, with lots of lovely ripe pear, nectarine, citrus and melon flavors, turning spicy with toasty oak notes. Drink now through 2002. 20,000 cases made. (JL)


91 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, December 1998

The 1997 Chardonnay Private Reserve (20,000 cases) was given complete barrel fermentation as well as malolactic, and aged in small barrels, of which 85% were new. One of California's finest Chardonnays, this effort has consistently been an outstanding wine. The fact that Beringer is able to make such a high quantity at this quality level is admirable. The wine tips the scales at 13.4% alcohol, which is buried beneath the smoky, toasty, rich, buttery, tropical fruit. The wine displays leesy, roasted nut characteristics, as well as a boat-load of glycerin in its long finish. It should drink well for 2-4 years.


93 points,

Wine Spectator, May 1999

A tremendous effort in yet another great Chardonnay vintage in California. This wine is complex and concentrated, with lots of lovely ripe pear, nectarine, citrus and melon flavors, turning spicy with toasty oak notes. Drink now through 2002. 20,000 cases made. (JL)


About Winery

Beringer Vineyards is the oldest continuously operating winery in the Napa Valley. In 2001, the estate was placed on the National Register for Historic Places as a Historic District. Jacob Beringer's foresight in recognizing the quality and potential of grape growing in the Napa Valley is part of the living heritage of Beringer Vineyards . With the present use of state-of-the-art technology applied to age-old traditions, Beringer Vineyards' wines continue to reflect a single-minded dedication to the making of memorable wines from great Napa Valley vineyards.

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