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Beaucanon 1998 Jacques de Connick Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $65
The best Napa Cabs are soft, concentrated and supple. This pretty wine is all that. It combines the power of sun-ripened fruit with a reluctance on the winemaker’s part to overwhelm. This dry wine impresses through restraint, not a knock to the head. The right foods will make it sing.
— S.H.
(6/1/2002)
Beaucanon 2001 Trifecta Red (Napa Valley)
- $28
The proprietary name refers to the three major Bordeaux varieties in the blend. Cab Sauvignon gives rich color and a pronounced cassis scent. Merlot adds softness, while a dash of Cab Franc brings red cherries and silk. A rich, dramatically layered wine that’s still young and fresh, and has the legs for another decade, at least.
— S.H.
(4/1/2007)
Beaucanon 1998 Jacques de Connick Merlot (Napa Valley)
- $75
Some wines taste fancy. They have that exquisite fruit, those sculpted tannins, that plush overlay of oak that speaks of money. This wine is fancy. Napa terroir has given lovely fruit and acids. It’s not a blockbuster. It’s subtle, but there are signs of quality throughout.
— S.H.
(6/1/2002)
Beaucanon 1999 Chardonnay (Napa Valley)
- $25
A rich blend that features toasty oak, vanilla and butterscotch on the nose. On the palate, it serves up a pleasing lineup of melon, apple, honey, spice and toast flavors. Creamy rich on the finish, fleshy and seductive. -J.M.
— J.M.
(6/1/2003)
Beaucanon 1999 Selection Reserve Jacques de Conink Merlot (Napa Valley)
- $47
Fairly rich and ripe, with pretty balck cherry, blackberry, spice, herb, leather and earth notes. The tannins are smooth, though the finish packs some forward brightness. A new style from a veteran winery. -J.M.
— J.M.
(8/1/2003)
Beaucanon 2001 Selection Reserve Jacques de Coninck Chardonnay (Napa Valley)
- $27
Rather earthy for a Chardonnay, but it’s extremely rich earth, with suggestions of apples, clover honey, butterscotch and toast. Something about this wine makes you reach for a second glass.
— S.H.
(10/1/2005)
Beaucanon 1999 Reserve Merlot (Napa Valley)
- $18
Smells and tastes great. Plums, blackberry, mushroom, earth and tobacco, with the requisite oaky notes in the aroma, and blackberry and black cherry flavors framed in smoky oak. Tannins are notable, but negotiable. The big problem is that the wine is thin. If it had more weight and density, it would be excellent. Instead, it’s just very good.
— S.H.
(6/1/2002)
Beaucanon 1998 Reserve Chardonnay (Napa Valley)
- $15
Apple and spice are the dominant aromatics, and then some butter steps in to play a supporting role to the apple-fruit palate. A solid, enjoyable mainstream white with all the driving fruit and oak you need to say, “hey, this is pretty good.”
— W.E.
(6/1/2000)
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