2013 Beaulieu Vineyard Tapestry Reserve
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The 2013 Reserve Tapestry, a Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend, draws from a number of vineyard sources across the valley. Plump, juicy and forward, the 2013 offers plenty of medium-term appeal, although in this vintage, the tannin and structure of the year result in a wine that can be enjoyed young or cellared for at least a few years.
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The 2013 Reserve Tapestry Proprietary Red Wine, which is another Bordeaux blend, raises the question: Is Beaulieu actually producing too many of these proprietary blends, instead of focusing on four or five top wines? In any event, this is a smooth, supple, delicious, front-end loaded style of wine for 2013, with elegant cedar wood, fruitcake and soil undertones intermixed with red and black cherries and blackcurrants. It is ruby/purple, medium to full-bodied, elegant and well-balanced. Drink it over the next 12-15 years.
About the producer
Beaulieu Vineyard remains one of the most historically important wineries in Napa Valley. It is it one of the longest continuous running wineries in the region, as one of the few that kept operating throughout Prohibition.