Primarily off the St Helena Home Vineyard, Beringer's 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon 8th Maker avoids any of the green notes found in the Private Reserve or the company's Howell Mountain-sourced bottlings. Wonderfully pure cassis and blueberry fruit are joined by subtle earth, cedar and vanilla shadings on the nose. Full-bodied and marked on the palate by spicy oak and ripe tannins, it finishes long and mouthwatering.

Produced from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the deep garnet-purple 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon 8th Maker is a fantastic example of a top-notch Napa Valley Cab. It comes bounding out of the glass with exuberant scents of warm cassis and blackberry pie with subtle hints of dried Provence herbs, fertile loam, coffee, yeast extract, olives and crushed rocks. Medium to full-bodied, the generously fruited palate delivers plush-yet-firm tannins with seamless freshness and a lingering minty lift on the finish. 1,000 cases were made.