Beringer Private Reserve Chardonnay 2011

Professional Ratings

• 95 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The 2011 Chardonnay Private Reserve, which all comes from the Gamble Ranch, is a knock-out wine. Winemaker Laurie Hook seems to have backed off some of the aggressive new oak that this cuvee possessed twenty or so years ago. The result is a wine that has some wood, but is more renowned for its beautiful buttery citrus and hints of white peaches, apricots and tropical fruit. Impressively textured, full-bodied, deep, fresh, pure and well-balanced, this is a great example of Napa Chardonnay.
• 92 Wine Spectator
  An elegant style, this is sleek in body and rich and layered in flavor, with a subtle display of ripe spice, baked apple, citrus, pear and honeysuckle flavors. Ends with a tapered finish that shows fine toasty oak.
• 92 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
  Winemaker Laurie Hook is a magician as this wine continues to straddle elegance and power. The 2011 Beringer Private Reserve Chardonnay shows beautiful ripe apple and dried peach and adds creamy oak without losing the integrity of the wine's varietal character. (Best Served 2013-2020)