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  • Country ranking ?

    442
  • Producer ranking ?

    20
  • Decanting time

    5h
  • When to drink

    2020-20335
  • Food Pairing

    Game

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The Story

The Araujo Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon has a unique allure to it. It is the finesse, purity of fruit, vivid acidity and profound mineral character that set this wine apart from the other Napa wines. Its style is almost reminiscent of Pomerol. It is a sophisticated wine with great potential. Thanks to the Araujos vineyard management, the wines are showing an increasing amount of the terroir character. The terroir There are three terroir ...

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Wine Information

The 2008 growing season was year of extremes, beginning with intense storms that brought rain and high winds, but the precipitation soon waned and for the second year in a row, less than 60% of normal rainfall was received.

The spring season was one of the driest on record. The dry soils prompted grapevines to push out early, just as frigid, dry air in early spring created conditions for the deepest and longest frost period in three decades...

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Origin

Napa, Napa Valley

Grapes

89% Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard,
7% Cabernet Franc Eisele Vineyard
4% Petit Verdot Eisele Vineyard Napa Valley

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Investment potential

Average

Fake factory

None

Glass time

2h

Drinking temperature

18

Inside Information

2008 Napa vintage comments from the wine producers

Bart Araujo, owner of Araujo Estate:
“After the early start to the growing season, the Eisele Vineyard harvest began slightly earlier than normal, with the first block of Cabernet harvested on September 11 and the final grapes picked on October 1. The 2008 was unlike any vintage we have experienced since 1991, which was our inaugural vintage. A seriously challenging beginning to the season, but very fine growing conditions from veraison to harvest resulted in one of the best wines we have ever produced.”

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