Araujo, Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

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Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Very deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon (a barrel sample) gives glimpses at shy, youthful black fruits with lovely spice, iodine and meat layers and touches of anise and cardamom. Medium to full-bodied, the palate reveals lovely expression and wonderful texture, with firm, fine-grained tannins and just enough freshness supporting the generous savory layers. A wine of great precision and harmony.

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Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown

The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep garnet-purple color. Its nose begins a little reserved, slowly revealing a quiet intensity of freshly crushed blackberries, chocolate-covered cherries, cassis and aniseed with compelling nuances of black tea, cigar box, truffles and charcuterie, plus, with coaxing, gentle wafts of red roses and crushed rocks emerge. The medium to full-bodied palate is simply arresting, offering a a myriad floral and earth sparks amidst a black fruit core and with seamless, firm, very fine-grained tannins. Well-knit freshness brings forth layer after layer of delicate nuances on the very long, mineral-laced finish. The team at Eisele, led by Frédéric Engerer (of Chateau Latour) and beautifully orchestrated by winemaker Hélène Mingot, have knocked it out of the park this vintage with this singular expression that both embraces the site's heritage and reveals parts unknown.

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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni

The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon from Eisele Vineyard is simply monumental. Powerful and persistent, the 2016 marries intensity with finesse in the way only a wine from a world-class site can. Everything is just in the right place. Time in the glass brings out stunning richness in every dimension and truly exceptional pedigree. Dramatic and statuesque in its beauty, the 2016 is a towering Cabernet Sauvignon that shows why Eisele Vineyard is one of the world's great vineyard sites. In a word: epic.