Beringer, Nightingale, Napa Valley

Beringer · California › Napa Valley › United States of America

Red · Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
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LWIN 1126107
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91 /100
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37
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90.5
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95
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Taster #3097 · Jun 15, 2024
Notes of honey and floral nectar. Still tasty but quite sweet, so best served extremely cold. Put the bottle on ice.
2003 vintage
Taster #6194 · Jan 27, 2023
90/100
Dark golden brown. Traditional Sauternes blend. Great caramel and apricot flavors. Decent acidity to prevent the wine from being cloying, but not to the extent you would get with Sauternes. Overall this is a very good wine that is typically available at a great value because no one knows what it is.
1999 vintage
Taster #1025 · Apr 29, 2022
92/100
Clear dark amber color, faintly greenish at the rim. Notes of raisins, figs, prunes, molasses, treacle, allspice. More reminiscent of an aged Pedro Ximenez than a Sauternes. Excellent.
1989 vintage
Taster #6194 · Sep 12, 2021
90/100
Popped and poured. This is an excellent, fully mature but not old, rendition of a Sauternes. Nicely sweet but not overly so. There's enough acidity to keep it from being cloying. Very good and no real hurry to open it. The only problem for this wine was than I opened it side-by-side with both a 1996 and 1997 Doisy-Daene L'Extravegance. The Beringer didn't stand a chance.
1997 vintage
Taster #2634 · May 2, 2021
90/100
A nice example of a Botrytis style wine. Drank it next to an Australian Noble One, and preferred the Noble One. Nice wine, but not going to put many of these in my cellar.
2003 vintage
Taster #1163 · Oct 6, 2020
88/100
Old Tawny character
1997 vintage
Taster #6854 · Oct 26, 2019
90/100
Bought this with zero expectation...the color was almost dark brown and I thought it would be oxidized. Not at all! I was bombarded by coffee and dark chocolate aromas...but no sign of oxidation. Still quite sweet and rich on the palate. Drink within the next few months.
1999 vintage
Taster #0896 · Nov 19, 2018
90/100
very shiny nice brown color. a little over its peak. tastes kind of strong and not that sweet anymore
2003 vintage
Taster #2676 · Jun 15, 2017
91/100
Wow, this is amazing stuff. This has TONS of apricot and pineapple for fruit. Great overall, not overly sweet. Really nicely balanced...
2003 vintage
Taster #7309 · Dec 11, 2016
95/100
Perfect with a pear dessert,
2003 vintage
Taster #8691 · Apr 15, 2015
90/100
A good take on a Sauternes deep Amber with a shading toward orange honeyed apricots with a touch Of acid to keep it from being too cloying.
1997 vintage
Taster #3236 · Jun 6, 2014
91/100
Dark orange/brown color. Surprisingly refreshing nose (B++). Smooth, rich palate with a very long finish (B++/A-). Delicious and is a very good place right now!
1997 vintage
Taster #7845 · Feb 16, 2013
91/100
- Yellow color. It's somewhat balanced with a medium body. Smooth texture with a long finish - Smooth and amazingly drinkable. Some caramel under tones. Sweet but not over powering.
1999 vintage
Taster #1025 · Oct 6, 2012
94/100
San Diego WineSpectator.com Offline, 10/6/2012 (Carlsbad, California) : Opened late in the evening, not included in voting. Light golden-honey color. Delicious aromas and flavors of spicy pumpkin pie, apricot and honey. Unctuous and sweet but with enough acidity for structure and freshness. Compares favorably with a high quality sauternes.
1999 vintage
Taster #5156 · Feb 4, 2012
92/100
Lots of almond paste and marzipan on opening. In the mouth, nice balance and not too sweet. Much better than I expected.
2003 vintage
Taster #8073 · Dec 29, 2011
94/100
Drinking great right. Beautiful aromas and flavors of caramel, butterscotch, a little tropical fruit, and honeycomb. Full bodied and developed, but still has time to go. Acidity kicks in on the finish.
2003 vintage
Taster #2972 · Nov 26, 2011
87/100
deep golden color, strawberry nose, cloying sweetness, long citrus finish great with the blue cheese,viscus
2003 vintage
Taster #0609 · May 22, 2011
89/100
Nice amber color and weight. Pleasing apricot and spice notes but I expected more.
2003 vintage
Taster #3336 · Apr 17, 2011
91/100
Final wine of the evening to accompany dessert. Really thick and dark color. Heavier and sweeter than a Sauternes but a lot to like
2003 vintage
Taster #1518 · Mar 27, 2011
90/100
Great nose of apricots, honey and figs, which continued onto the palate, not too sweet, acidity was a bit low, but a very nice sticky.
2003 vintage
Taster #8073 · Feb 14, 2011
91/100
Sweet aromas of apricots, peach, and lemon. Similar flavors on the palate that explode with flavor. Decent acidity and a long finish. Very well made and has that delicious factor.
2003 vintage
Taster #1025 · Feb 13, 2011
94/100
375 ml bottle, fill into neck. Decanted 45 minutes prior to tasting. Clear medium amber hue upon opening, darkening noticeably over the next 90 minutes. Wonderful notes of fig paste, quince paste, green/golden raisins, hints of orange peel and pine needles, and Asian spices. Lush, oily, viscous mouthfeel, with enough acidity to maintain freshness and structure. Paired well with pecan pie and baked fromage (goat cheesecake) with creme anglaise. Will not rush to drink my two remaining bottles of this.
1989 vintage
Taster #5533 · Sep 11, 2010
92/100
RICH CITRUS FRUITS AND HONEY IN THE NOSE AND FLAVOR. MEDIUM TO LONG FINISH.
2003 vintage
Taster #4159 · May 27, 2010
88/100
Beautiful carmelized color. Would have liked a little more crispness and acidity, but, still, very nice.
1997 vintage
Taster #2659 · May 9, 2009
87/100
Tasted with a stuffed up nose. Let breathe 3 hours. Beautiful medium deep gold color. Nose of honey, vanilla, lemon zest and of course yellow flowers. Palate shows slight signs of the above. A little dissapointing overall. Expected more vibrant aromas. Nose was a bit dull for a dessert wine. Quite viscous and a little weighty for my taste, and not the balance I was looking for either. A bit hot on the back end. Overall, one is better off …
2003 vintage
Taster #2194 · Apr 12, 2009
89/100
good.
2003 vintage
Taster #1357 · Feb 7, 2009
90/100
Rich, unctuous, with honeyed apricots and intense sweetness.
1997 vintage
Taster #6692 · Nov 5, 2008
92/100
Nice burnt orange color in the glass. Nose gives off sweet nuances of creme brulee, lemon zest, peach meringue and fresh cream. Palate is very focused with sweet honeysuckle flavors, orange zest and burnt cream. This wine has a nice balance to it with great zippy acidity but still very fat, with nice weight and viscosity. Not too oily in any was and still very fresh. This wine best compares to a nice young Barsac.
1999 vintage
Taster #2194 · Oct 25, 2008
91/100
Thich as engine oil. you can really taste the botrytis in this one.
2003 vintage
Taster #0993 · Sep 7, 2008
85/100
A bit too sweet for me.
2003 vintage
Taster #6882 · Jul 22, 2008
92/100
Delicious smooth and viscous...Very nice desert wine with apricots and honey and just the right balance for after the desert bottle finishing, lovely
2003 vintage
Taster #5004 · Apr 27, 2008
92/100
Exceptional; sweet and viscous; Classic stone fruit and sautern flavours
2003 vintage
Taster #0372 · Mar 8, 2008
88/100
Served room temperature. Notes of apricots and canned peaches in thick syrup. Served alone, but would have been better chilled and with dessert food. A bit too sweet for my tastes served at room temp and alone.
2003 vintage
Taster #1031 · Feb 12, 2008
90/100
A nice sticky, but the sweetness is a tad cloying.
1997 vintage
Taster #2702 · Dec 26, 2007
88/100
Don't have much exposure to late harvest wines but I really enjoyed this wine! Paired with a pear fruit tart
2003 vintage
Taster #4201 · Nov 23, 2007
92/100
Very nice indeed. Served with fois gras. A bit more weight than the Sauternes I have had, but lovely.
2003 vintage
Taster #3030 · Jul 27, 2007
This was delicious with a medley of fruit flavors from apricot through pineapple to orange marmalade. Pretty good balance (Greenblanket would have appreciated a touch more acid) and a rich honey and vanilla finish.
2003 vintage
Taster #7780 · Jun 9, 2007
93/100
Red Carpet: Noble rot up the yazoo; stinky sock plus apricot, rich! Honey, apricot syrup; thick, syropy, long fin, lots of flavor; not as subtle or elegant as sauternes, but wads of character here!
2003 vintage
Taster #8831 · Dec 17, 2005
90/100
Very delicious desert wine. Relatively sweet but not overpowering.
1999 vintage