Beringer All 2002, Private Reserve, Steinhaur Ranch, Marston Vineyard

Beringer was established in 1876 by German immigrant brothers Jacob and Frederick Beringer, making it the oldest continuously operating winery in Napa Valley. 2002 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) Style & Profile The 2002 Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is a flagship Napa Cabem.et - 1OOo/o Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from several top vineyards, including Steinhauer Ranch, St. Helena Home Vineyard, Marston Ranch, Bancroft, Rancho del Oso and Chabot. It's known as a dense, powerful, and flamboyant expression of Napa Cabernet from that vintage. Beringer Steinhauer Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Vineyard Background Steinhauer Ranch, renamed in 2003 to honor long-time Beringer viticulturist Bob "Taz" Steinhauer, lies at 1,800 ft elevation on Howell Mountain. The vineyard's volcanic, iron-rich soils and cool mountain climate produce grapes with intense concentration and robust tannins - ideal for single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. Wine Style & Notes Structure & Body: Steinhauer Ranch Cabernets are typically robust and tannic, with a firm backbone that benefits from extended aging. A true expression of Howell Mountain terroir, Steinhauer Ranch Cabernet is usually weighty, structured and capable of long evolution in bottle. Beringer Marston Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Vineyard Context Marston Vineyard sits on the slopes of Spring Mountain west of St. Helena, where rocky, stony loam soils and elevation produce ripe, concentrated cabernet grapes. Beringer sources fruit here for both its Private Reserve blends and occasional single-vineyard bottlings that highlight this mountain terroir. Profile: Wines from Marston are often full-bodied with dense dark fruit, supple structure and mountain-driven complexity. Overall: Marston Vineyard Cabernets are typically gesture toward elegance and mountain complexity, with more restraint and terroir specificity than broader blends.