Beaulieu Vineyard - Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Reserve 2021 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)

Decanter 95 points
"A powerful, muscular, and intensely flavourful Rutherford Reserve from Beaulieu Vineyard winemaker Trevor Durling. Enticing and robust aromas of violets, blackberry and cassis, scorched herbs, and toffee-scented cedarwood meld together on the round and plush palate, which is framed by elongated tannins and precise tannins that build on the palate and resolve through lifted and revitalising notes of espresso bean, incense, tangerine peel, and crushed cocoa nibs. Long, focused, generous, and delicious now and capable of long-term cellaring."
Vinous 94 points
"The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Reserve is another super-expressive wine in this range from BV. It offers up dark-toned fruit, mocha, dried herbs, gravel, incense and pipe tobacco. Medium in body and quite reserved, the 2021 needs a few years to unwind, but it certainly has a ton to offer. The 2021 is a big step up from the past, reflecting a move from an appellation-level wine to a more important bottling. The Reserve is made from vineyards on the western side of the appellation. It is essentially the second wine to the Georges de Latour."
Jeb Dunnuck 94 points
"The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Reserve, which functions as the second wine to the Georges de Latour Private Reserve, is classic Rutherford with its black (and some blue) fruits supported by graphite, chocolate, and gravelly earth. It's medium to full-bodied, has fine tannins, terrific balance, and the vintage's focused, precise, yet concentrated style front and center. It's a second wine but still has 15 years or more of prime drinking. There are just over 5,000 cases produced."
Wine Spectator 94 points
"A vibrant version, with deliciously pure cassis and plum fruit pouring through, carried by a loamy note that runs underneath. Offers lively accents of cedar and apple wood along the edges, with a twang of iron emerging on the violet-accented finish. Best from 2025 through 2040. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 5,348 cases mad"