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  • Country ranking ?

    178
  • Producer ranking ?

    4
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • 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 1994 growing season began with a long cool spring, followed by more cool weather during the summer months. Morning fog, mild daytime temperatures and cool evenings gave the vines ample time to mature completely, yielding grapes that were rich, concentrated, remarkably flavorful and beautifully balanced. We began harvesting our young cabernet vines on September 17, and finished with the old vines on October 21. The grapes were fermented sep...

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Written Notes

“An outstanding showing - rock solid Cabernet beauti- fully integrated tannins a well-balanced wine - serious, sexy wine that is a class act and a head above most of the rest.”(96+pts JK)

  • 96p

The Araujos bought the property in 1990. Not quite as dark as the Phelps 1982. More restrained than the Phelps and with much more sophisticated texture. Light and lively. Not spitting that! Very beautiful.

  • 96p
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Napa, Napa Valley
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