Araujo Estate
Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California, USA
Ethereal. Red fruit, candied lavender, iron, blood and sweet sage. Everything balanced. Palate coating but never obvious. Fine, fine tannins. A revelation to me. Excellent in every way.
Ethereal. Red fruit, candied lavender, iron, blood and sweet sage. Everything balanced. Palate coating but never obvious. Fine, fine tannins. A revelation to me. Excellent in every way.
Dec 19th, 2020
Slightly cloudy, hazy and slight rim variation. Plum, black cherry, coffee, chocolate, mint. On the palate m- acid, m body, m+round tannin and finish. Fantastic.
Slightly cloudy, hazy and slight rim variation. Plum, black cherry, coffee, chocolate, mint. On the palate m- acid, m body, m+round tannin and finish. Fantastic.
Feb 24th, 2016#Araujo 2009from #Eiselle vineyard in #Napa Valley is a beauty.No wonder it's one of the most coveted #California wines!Juicy yet refined,strong yet refreshing&long tannin-powered tail
#Araujo 2009from #Eiselle vineyard in #Napa Valley is a beauty.No wonder it's one of the most coveted #California wines!Juicy yet refined,strong yet refreshing&long tannin-powered tail
Feb 11th, 2014
1 hour decant(some fine/cloudy sediment). A majestic dark garnet with some bricking. On the nose: red fruit, herbaceous, eucalyptus, forest floor, touch of stewed meat. Taste: smooth, creamy, silky, supple tannins with cherry, cassis, milk chocolate, cedar, pepper, minerally and a nice medium plus finish. YUM! Drinks well with time to go.
1 hour decant(some fine/cloudy sediment). A majestic dark garnet with some bricking. On the nose: red fruit, herbaceous, eucalyptus, forest floor, touch of stewed meat. Taste: smooth, creamy, silky, supple tannins with cherry, cassis, milk chocolate, cedar, pepper, minerally and a nice medium plus finish. YUM! Drinks well with time to go.
Aug 6th, 2023From magnum.
1 hour decant (some fine/cloudy sediment). A bewitching inky purplish garnet color with a touch of bricking. On the nose: expressive nose of blue fruit, pencil lead, floral, little minty menthol, touch of stewed meat. Taste: BOOM! a silky mouthfeel....creamy, smooth, rich, full body wine with blackberry, crushed stone, cedar, pepper, licorice, and a minerally blueberry loonngg finish. YUM! Gonna be a great 4th of July evening!
From magnum.
1 hour decant (some fine/cloudy sediment). A bewitching inky purplish garnet color with a touch of bricking. On the nose: expressive nose of blue fruit, pencil lead, floral, little minty menthol, touch of stewed meat. Taste: BOOM! a silky mouthfeel....creamy, smooth, rich, full body wine with blackberry, crushed stone, cedar, pepper, licorice, and a minerally blueberry loonngg finish. YUM! Gonna be a great 4th of July evening!
A very powerful wine from a classic vineyard ands showing beautiful blue and black fruits with a seam of underripe strawberries to back it all up. Strong mint varietal character kind of wraps that fruit up with a touch of chocolate... Peppermint Patties but also with those Queen Anne cherry chocolates. Tasteful usage of oak helps mellow the power this wind has bound up. There are layers to this wine after some time in the decanter, showing graphite and framing the wine with a distinct sense of place. This wine has life in it still and is starting to just now start swinging well and probably for another 20 years.
A very powerful wine from a classic vineyard ands showing beautiful blue and black fruits with a seam of underripe strawberries to back it all up. Strong mint varietal character kind of wraps that fruit up with a touch of chocolate... Peppermint Patties but also with those Queen Anne cherry chocolates. Tasteful usage of oak helps mellow the power this wind has bound up. There are layers to this wine after some time in the decanter, showing graphite and framing the wine with a distinct sense of place. This wine has life in it still and is starting to just now start swinging well and probably for another 20 years.
Sep 12th, 2018
Just as good as it was 2 weeks ago. 😋🍷
Just as good as it was 2 weeks ago. 😋🍷
May 25th, 2018