Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - 2002 (750ml) Alsace atypically backward Cabernet Sauvignon does

atypically backward Cabernet Sauvignon does not possess Silver Oak's usual approachability and precociousness

Highly perfumed aromas of blackberry

I suspect the price should be one-third to one-half of the 2005

2003 and 2004 may be the finest back-to-back vintages ever produced at Branaire

Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - 2002 (750ml) Alsace atypically backward Cabernet Sauvignon does95 points Robert Parker Put them all together and you have the 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve, a sensational 14,000 case cuvee that is one of the benchmarks for what Napa Valley is capable of achieving. Its dense purple color is followed by copious notes of smoky barbecue, creme de cassis, white chocolate, blackberries, charcoal and truffles. Full bodied, fleshy and succulent, with sweet tannins in the finish, this 2002 has not yet hit full