BERINGER VINEYARDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 'PRIVATE RESERVE' 2009 1.5L

93+ Points - Stephen Tanzer - Vinous - “(includes 2.5% petit verdot): Good full ruby. Pure but tight nose shows a medicinal reserve. Then tight and penetrating in the mouth, with noteworthy intensity to the blackberry and menthol flavors. Much less open and showy today than the Bancroft cabernet, revealing little in the way of easy sweetness. This seriously structured wine finishes with substantial firm tannins, excellent breadth and a suggestion of chocolatey richness, and should be long-lived. "A blend of the best of the best," according to winemaker Laurie Hook, who added that she's looking for ‘intensity, complexity, depth, persistence, elegance.’”