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Araujo Eisele Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
HED2339
75 cl
14.5%
£400.00
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Araujo Eisele Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 is a medium-bodied, single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon red wine from the Napa Valley of California. Formerly known as the Araujo Estate, the Eisele Vineyard is potentially one of the greatest terroirs in California. Now owned by François Pinault of Château Latour, it is well known for producing Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines of immense complexity, concentration and weight yet ethereal levity, silken texture and impressive longevity. On the 2002. "Araujo’s spectacular 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard is a 1,700-case blend of 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot from a vineyard tucked in the lower hillsides of northeastern Napa Valley, not far from the quaint town of Calistoga. Araujo has enjoyed an incredible string of top-notch vintages from 2001 through 2005 and again from 2008 through 2010. Extremely youthful at age ten, the 2002 is a candidate for perfection. Its dense blue/purple hue is followed by abundant aromas of cassis, incense, crushed rocks and spring flowers. Full-bodied and opulent as well as pure, rich and authoritative, with abundant but beautifully integrated tannins, this opulent, plush 2002 can be drunk now or cellared for another 20-25 years." Wine Advocate, 2012
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The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard is a total stunner. Dark and ample, the 2002 is dense and explosive right out of the gate. Black fruit, gravel, tobacco, scorched earth and leather all build towards the structured, resonant finish. The 2002 is ripe and quite opulent, but also impeccably balanced. It's classic Eisele all the way. Two recent bottles were magnificent. Readers lucky enough to own it should be absolutely thrilled.Antonio Galloni9th May 2024
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Another historic vineyard in Napa, first planted in the 1880s Eisele Vineyard sits in the northeast of the Napa Valley, east of Calistoga. Bart and Daphne Araujo converted the vineyards to organic farming in 1998 before moving to biodynamic practices in 2000. Broadly considered one of the great Cabernet Sauvignon terroirs in Napa, the wines continue to win praise from wine lovers and critics alike.
Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is the flagship wine, but the estate also producer a second wine called Altagracia, a Syrah and a Sauvignon Blanc. Before 2016, the wines were bottled under the Araujo label.