BV’s Georges de Latour Private Reserve comes from a lineage that predates almost every modern Napa icon. Its story reaches back to 1936, before André Tchelistcheff urged Beaulieu Vineyard to bottle the wine separately and the first Georges de Latour Private Reserve appeared in 1941. What’s in this bottle isn’t a revival of old Napa. It’s one of the wines that never left. Then there are the vineyards. The 2021 comes from BV Ranches No. 1 and No. 2 on Rutherford’s western bench, sites Georges de Latour established in the early 1900s. Within them, the team narrowed the field further, selecting specific Cabernet clones and vines for their small berries and high skin-to-juice ratios. This is the raw material the wine has always depended on: concentrated Rutherford Cabernet built for depth, structure, and longevity.  The 2021 vintage brought all of that into sharp focus. Wine Spectator ranked it #2 on its Top 100 Wines of 2024, while five major critics scored it 98 points or better. The numbers are impressive, but the consistency behind them matters more: balance, refinement, structure, and the kind of longevity that has kept Georges de Latour relevant for more than eight decades. Additional Reviews: "Intense aromas of iodine, blackcurrants, cedar, sandalwood and mint follow through to a medium to full body with silky tannins that spread across the palate and expand in a balanced and harmonized way. Hints of chocolate and fruit at the end. Some tar. Drinkable but better in a few years. Try in 2027 and beyond." 98 Points | James Suckling   "What a spectacular showing of this iconic wine in the terrific 2021 vintage. Deep ruby with a purple hue, it just exudes elegance and statesmanship. It has a noble quality to it that begins with its precise and lifted bouquet of dried rose petals, kirsch, Blackberry, and cassis fruit interlaced with sagebrush, sandalwood, and toasty cedarwood. Perfectly medium to full-bodied, showcasing a dazzling spectrum of silken red and black fruits redolent of strawberry, cherry, plum, and blackberry atop a substantial bed of taut, mineral-tinged tannins. A spine of racy acidity lifts the panoply of fruit, and the finish reveals a plethora of wild herbs, cast iron notes, pastille, and white pepper, nuanced by rich, toasty oak infused with toffee and vanilla bean. It is one of the most satisfying and immediately enjoyable expressions of the Georges de Latour Private Reserve in the last decade. Produced by Trevor Durling, the fourth winemaker to follow in the footsteps of the great André Tchelistcheff." 98 Points | Decanter