"CabFan" > wrote in message
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>I have an opportunity to buy a single bottle of 1982 Beringer Private
> Reserve Cabernet. The only scores I could find were from Parker (87) and
> Spectator (94) but no tasting notes.

Are those scores, or years they were tasted?

Being a big fan of this particular
> cab, I am probably going to go for it but wondered if anyone has had any
> experience (preferrably recent) with this, or similar cabs?

I recently opened a 1982 Keenan Cabernet. For the vintage it was pretty
good - but that's not saying a lot. The ample tannins have carried the wine
pretty well, and there was sufficient fruit in evidence, although not in
abundance.

We had early rains in 1982, and a relatively cold and wet harvest season.
It was as bad in Napa as 1982 was good in France. Still, there were a few
decent wines made - but nothing stellar.

Tom S