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Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard(1999)
- Winery:
- Araujo Estate Wines
- Varietal:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region:
- USA > California > North Coast
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- red grape, berry, rich, cabernet sauvignon, burned, coffee, fruit, earthy, concentrated, complex
The 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard (a 1,750-case blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot, and 3% Merlot) boasts explosive aromas of incense, creme de cassis, minerals, and flowers. It is medium to full-bodied, with great harmony, and a sweet attack as well as finish. This is a classic example of power and richness allied to considerable elegance. Those in the foreign press who accuse California of being incapable of producing elegant wines have obviously never tasted this Cabernet. Anticipated maturity: now-2020.
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 102, May/June 2002
- 93(+?)
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September 2007
- Good medium ruby. Highly nuanced nose combines black raspberry, coffee, mocha, leather and smoky oak. Lush, dense and sexy, with terrific depth of black raspberry, smoke, game and leather flavors sweetened by the 85% new oak. Still quite tightly coiled, in the style of the best '99s, with firm acids and superb persistence. May ultimately merit an even higher rating. The berries were small due to rain during flowering, said Araujo, with the result that the yield in '99 was much lower than that of '97.
- December 2007
-
No written review
- James Laube
- Wine Spectator
- 11/15/02
- 97/100
-
November 2002
- Robert Parker
- The Wine Advocate
- Issue 142
- 95/100
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September 2007
- Wine Advocate # 142
- Aug-02
- 95/100
-
April 2008
