Eisele Vineyard 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
$649.99
Eisele Vineyard 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
Perfect 100 Points - limited
Napa's legendary Eisele Vineyard needs no introduction as it is one of the greatest estates in Napa and among the finest in the world. Several years ago the owners of Chateau Latour in Bordeaux purchased the winery and vineyard from founders Bart & Daphne Araujo under the renamed winery as Eisele Vineyard.
100 Points Jeb Dunnuck: "Incredibly pure, seamless, and elegant, the Eisele Vineyard 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon shows classic Eisele red and black currants, new leather, dried flowers, spice, and loamy earth in a multi-dimensional, full-bodied style. Aged 21 months in 100% new oak (54% new French barrels and 46% new Austrian and French foudres), it has refined, seamless tannins, flawless balance, and a gorgeous finish. It's very much in the style of the vintage and this site, which never yields the biggest or richest wine, yet one of complexity, elegance, and finesse, while still bringing concentrated fruit and texture. This is a world-class, First Growth-like effort that will stand toe to toe with the best in the world. Hide bottles for a decade if you can, and it will be a 40- to 50-year wine. Drink 2035-2075.
100 Points Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Palate: "Deep garnet-purple colored, the Eisele 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon needs a little coaxing to bring out notes of warm cassis, wild blueberries, and juicy blackberries, followed by hints of menthol, licorice, tar, and forest floor with a waft of black truffles. The medium- to full-bodied palate is packed with shimmery black fruit and minerally layers, framed by firm yet velvety tannins and amazing tension, finishing on a lingering ferrous note."
99 Points Robert Parker: "Almost half of Eisele's 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon matured in foudres, with the rest in barriques, so the oak is more understated here than in the Piedras bottling, with just hints of crushed stone accenting notes of dusty earth and mixed red and black cherries. Medium- to full-bodied, this is supremely supple and creamy in texture but simultaneously richly tannic and concentrated, with a long, lush finish. About the only question about this wine is if my rating is overly stingy."
99 Points James Suckling: "Intense aromas of blackberries, spices, fresh herbs, violets and lavender with some sage. It’s full-bodied with broad tannins that spread across the palate and give impressive structure and length. A clear and precise wine with greatness. Pure cabernet sauvignon. So attractive now, but will age superbly. Drink or hold."
... Readers should note that the relatively new owners of what was formerly known as the Araujo Estate have finally changed the name to the Eisele Vineyard. This is one of the greatest terroirs in all of Napa Valley, if not all of California. It certainly makes sense to promote its name. For old-timers out there, the first single Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon I remember was made by Paul Draper in 1971 at Ridge. That was followed by a one-off, but a phenomenal wine, the 1974 Conn Creek Eisele Vineyard (the wine was purchased at a bankruptcy sale and bottled by Conn Creek). Then there was a succession of great Eisele Vineyard wines from Joseph Phelps, including the 1975 and 1978, all of which today remain vibrant and incredible. Certainly, when the Araujos arrived they also produced world-class wines of first-growth quality. It is no coincidence that the Eisele Vineyard is now owned by a first-growth proprietor from France, François Pinault, of Château Latour in Bordeaux and other significant estates in France, especially the tiny jewel of a vineyard in the Rhône Valley, Château Grillet. The tasting I did seemed to show that all is proceeding brilliantly at the Eisele Vineyard, with two of the three Cabernet Sauvignons I tasted thoroughly compelling—so the greatness from this fabulous terroir continues unabated."
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Perfect 100 Points - limited
Napa's legendary Eisele Vineyard needs no introduction as it is one of the greatest estates in Napa and among the finest in the world. Several years ago the owners of Chateau Latour in Bordeaux purchased the winery and vineyard from founders Bart & Daphne Araujo under the renamed winery as Eisele Vineyard.
100 Points Jeb Dunnuck: "Incredibly pure, seamless, and elegant, the Eisele Vineyard 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon shows classic Eisele red and black currants, new leather, dried flowers, spice, and loamy earth in a multi-dimensional, full-bodied style. Aged 21 months in 100% new oak (54% new French barrels and 46% new Austrian and French foudres), it has refined, seamless tannins, flawless balance, and a gorgeous finish. It's very much in the style of the vintage and this site, which never yields the biggest or richest wine, yet one of complexity, elegance, and finesse, while still bringing concentrated fruit and texture. This is a world-class, First Growth-like effort that will stand toe to toe with the best in the world. Hide bottles for a decade if you can, and it will be a 40- to 50-year wine. Drink 2035-2075.
100 Points Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Palate: "Deep garnet-purple colored, the Eisele 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon needs a little coaxing to bring out notes of warm cassis, wild blueberries, and juicy blackberries, followed by hints of menthol, licorice, tar, and forest floor with a waft of black truffles. The medium- to full-bodied palate is packed with shimmery black fruit and minerally layers, framed by firm yet velvety tannins and amazing tension, finishing on a lingering ferrous note."
99 Points Robert Parker: "Almost half of Eisele's 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon matured in foudres, with the rest in barriques, so the oak is more understated here than in the Piedras bottling, with just hints of crushed stone accenting notes of dusty earth and mixed red and black cherries. Medium- to full-bodied, this is supremely supple and creamy in texture but simultaneously richly tannic and concentrated, with a long, lush finish. About the only question about this wine is if my rating is overly stingy."
99 Points James Suckling: "Intense aromas of blackberries, spices, fresh herbs, violets and lavender with some sage. It’s full-bodied with broad tannins that spread across the palate and give impressive structure and length. A clear and precise wine with greatness. Pure cabernet sauvignon. So attractive now, but will age superbly. Drink or hold."
... Readers should note that the relatively new owners of what was formerly known as the Araujo Estate have finally changed the name to the Eisele Vineyard. This is one of the greatest terroirs in all of Napa Valley, if not all of California. It certainly makes sense to promote its name. For old-timers out there, the first single Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon I remember was made by Paul Draper in 1971 at Ridge. That was followed by a one-off, but a phenomenal wine, the 1974 Conn Creek Eisele Vineyard (the wine was purchased at a bankruptcy sale and bottled by Conn Creek). Then there was a succession of great Eisele Vineyard wines from Joseph Phelps, including the 1975 and 1978, all of which today remain vibrant and incredible. Certainly, when the Araujos arrived they also produced world-class wines of first-growth quality. It is no coincidence that the Eisele Vineyard is now owned by a first-growth proprietor from France, François Pinault, of Château Latour in Bordeaux and other significant estates in France, especially the tiny jewel of a vineyard in the Rhône Valley, Château Grillet. The tasting I did seemed to show that all is proceeding brilliantly at the Eisele Vineyard, with two of the three Cabernet Sauvignons I tasted thoroughly compelling—so the greatness from this fabulous terroir continues unabated."
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