Beaulieu Vineyard Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

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Varietal

Region

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Vintage
2012

Size
750ML

ABV
14.6%

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Winemaker Notes

The 2012 Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon fills the senses with deep, fully ripe blackberry, cassis and black cherry aromas and flavors, nuanced with violet, tobacco and new leather. The wine expands across the palate in broad, full-bodied flavors, with a firm structure of cocoa powder tannins. Hints of toasty spice and dark chocolate from barrel aging permeate the aromas and linger on the intense finish. The texture is rich, and the balance is impeccable, inviting you back to take another sip.

Blend: 97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Malbec

Professional Ratings

  • 90
    A rock-solid performance, the 2012 Beaulieu Vineyard Rutherford shows off the Napa Valley like few others can. Generous with ripe currants and dust, this one has a medium bodied personality and a wish to be enjoyed now. Plenty of fruit concentration a nice backdrop of oak. Last nicely in the aftertaste. (Best Served: 2014-2019)

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For more than 100 years, Beaulieu Vineyard has been setting the standard for rich, classic Napa Valley wines. Our legacy honors the marriage between state-of-the-art technology and gentle, traditional winemaking methods, a combination that enhances the expression of our remarkable vineyard terroir. From Calistoga in the north, to Carneros in the south, our Beaulieu Vineyard Napa Valley wines reflect this region's diverse terroir with classic varietal character.

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A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.

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The Rutherford sub-region of Napa Valley centers on the town of Rutherford and covers some of Napa Valley’s finest vineyard real estate, spanning from the Mayacamas in the west, to the Vaca Mountains on the other side of the valley.

Inside of the Rutherford AVA, bordering the Mayacamas, is a stretch of uplands called the Rutherford Bench. (These bench lands technically run the length of Oakville as well). Mountain runoff creates deep, well-drained, alluvial soils on the bench, giving vine roots plenty of reason to permeate deep into the ground. The result is wine with great structure and complexity.

Rutherford Cabernet Sauvingons and Bordeaux Blends garner substantial attention for their enticing fragrances of dusty earth and dried herbs, broad and juicy mid-palates and lush and fine-grained tannins. The sub-appellation claims some of the valley’s most prized vineyards today, namely Caymus, Rubicon and Beckstoffer Georges III.

It is also home to Napa’s most influential and historic personalities. Thomas Rutherford, responsible for the appellation's name, made serious investments here in grape growing and wine production between the years of 1850 to 1880. Gustave Niebaum purchased a large swath of land and completed his winery in 1887, calling it “Inglenook.” Today this remains the oldest bonded winery in California. Georges Latour founded Beaulieu Vineyard in 1900, making it the oldest continuous winery in the state. Latour also hired the famous enologist, André Tchelistcheff, a man credited for single-handedly defining the modern Napa winemaking style.

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