Araujo Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard 1994

Araujo Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard 1994It is a wine that combines the extraordinary power and richness of this hot area of Napa, with stunning purity and delineation. The 1994 Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard is just beginning to emerge from a period of post bottling dormancy. Like its siblings, it exhibits an impressively saturated dark purple color. This wine is intent on revealing its charms at a relatively early age given its knock out aromatics. Although slightly less powerful than

cool and beautifully spicy aromas of secondary red currant aromas that exhibit a discreet whiff of sous-bois

Its creamy freshness is further emphasised by the textural delicacy of its mousse

and the overall purity and equilibrium flawless

Elegant notes of ripe red cherry

have persuaded me that this wine is one of the most exciting and remarkable young Cabernet Sauvignons I have tasted

This is definitely a "buy and forget you own it" wine as I would advise not touching a bottle for at least 10 years and 15 to 20 would likely be better

This is a late release

black cherry and a broad array of spice nuances

The well-delineated and punchy middle weight flavors possess ample richness as well as very good volume before concluding in a slightly more powerful and complex finale

firm and lingering finish

This was unfortuately noticeably bretty and while it was still drinkable

The palate is surprisingly polished