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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.4 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 51 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by datorr on 2/5/2024 & rated 95 points: 💪🏼 (658 views) | | | Tasted by gipper on 10/13/2023: AJ’s 9th anniversary (854 views) | | | Tasted by jay_hawk@yahoo.com on 3/24/2022: Wotn against 2009 Bordeaux lineup. Smooth tannins and ready to drink with many years ahead of it (2959 views) | | | Tasted by PDavisMarble on 10/9/2021 & rated 95 points: Beautiful. Perhaps another 10-15 years to go on this one, but drinking beautifully now. (2913 views) | | | Tasted by Quiet Lion on 9/3/2021 & rated 94 points: Decanted two hours. Delicious showing for this and no rough edges but for whatever reason didn't bowl me over the way the previous bottle did. Silky cassis and supple tannins as you would expect in a Napa cab 12 years old. (2829 views) | | | Tasted by PDavisMarble on 5/2/2021 & rated 97 points: This is still on the upswing. Decanted for 30 minutes, but could have used 1-2 hours. Continued to develop in the glass over 3 hours. A beautiful wine, with depth, complexity, length and breadth. Silky mouthfeel, long finish. We all loved this wine. (2896 views) | | | Tasted by mchern02 on 8/22/2020 & rated 95 points: 3 hour decant
Drinking exquisitely right now.
Nose dominated by crushed dark blue fruit and chocolate, with hints of roasted cacao, floral bouquet, anise, and a menagerie of minerals. Body is supple and sappy, with an inviting and exotic lift, rich dark fruit and elegant structure. Finish has the length and pedigree to support the nose and the palate.
Outstanding and the way California Cab should be.
I think this is drinking at peak but there is definitely no rush at all; may soften a little with time and some may say to do so but the edge and verve today, balanced tannins and acidity make it actually more exciting today than if it gets too curvy. (3758 views) | | | Tasted by joshabramson on 11/9/2019 & rated 94 points: Better than I remember it from 2 years ago. Big fruit but not too ripe, good structure. (3817 views) | | | Tasted by ghanbai on 7/23/2019 & rated 96 points: Guess I should have been patient and held off drinking all the '99 and '05 that I had? This is the first '09 that I pulled from the cellar, and it was absolutely delightful! (3289 views) | | | Tasted by Cailles on 8/7/2018 & rated 94 points: Best Bottle Monday with Friends (Carlton, Zurich): This Napa icon had quite a hard time that night against many other great wines. Don’t get me wrong, it’s perfectly drinkable and it’s delicious but I don’t believe it showed all it got that night. There seems much more in store for this wine with some more years of bottle age and/or a longer decant. At first the nose was not that expressive but clean and flawless. Became a bit more intense with 60-90 minutes in the glass with wild forest berries setting the tone. Same on the palate. At first not that expressive, later tons of cherries took the reign but not overly complex, not much depth. Only after 90+ minutes the forest berries, cassis, along with cherries, some chocolate, a tad minerality and only hints of herbal aromas showed up and made the palate more multi-dimensional. Still not overly expressive but becoming more intense by the minute. The structure is impeccable. The tannin are smooth and jucy. The acidic backbone is there to keep it elegant (the first glass even suffered a bit from excess acidity, but that quickly went away). Overall very well balanced and really good, round and on the elegant side of what Napa can deliver.
In my opinion, the wine needs a solid 3 hours decant at the moment. It seemed quite closed at the beginning (PnP). I guess it can reach even higher highs (and higher scores) than I experienced that night, if you give it an even longer decant (6-8h). (5384 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 8/6/2018 & rated 94 points: Monday Bouteille (Carlton Restaurant, Zurich): Nicely balanced from the start with a typical cassis punch (but also cranberry) and surprisingly popcorn-like scents (have only encountered this in white wines so far). Fresh, fruity and well integrated on the palate with tannins, alcohol, acidity and the fruit keeping each other in check. Very long finish. (4302 views) | | | Tasted by Quiet Lion on 7/11/2018 & rated 97 points: Decanted over cocktails and served with steaks. Pure focused fruit, nice acid. With some air developed s stunning layer of baker's chocolate that lasted long into the finish. Maybe the best Napa 2009 I've had and much more enjoyable than some older vintages of this I've tried. In a great place. (3748 views) | | | Tasted by joshabramson on 4/3/2017 & rated 93 points: Poured from a 375ml bottle. Needed time to open up. I thought it was very good, but a little disappointing considering the ~$175 price tag for a half bottle. I wanted it to blow me away more than it did. I actually think it will be better in a few years. (5516 views) | | | Tasted by floridawinedrkr on 1/14/2017 & rated 96 points: This is really a cut above. It delivers on all fronts. This is the second time I have had a bottle in a couple days and its really all that. This is outstanding. (4731 views) | | | Tasted by floridawinedrkr on 1/13/2017 & rated 94 points: Wow this was good right out of the gate. Big, rich, full bodied. Its lighter in color so you dont expect the fuller mouth feel. Outstanding fruit. Focused, layered, and a 45+ second finish. This is worth every penny. A top notch wine. (3657 views) | | | Tasted by Kemo Sabe on 8/19/2015 & rated 94 points: This is certainly good. Outstanding even. Drank from a $175 1/2 bottle and having trouble reconciling the price. Dont get me wrong - this is good juice and I am on the list. Have been since 07. But it just seems to me that some of these California "cult" wines have run away on pricing and unless you are delivering me a truly special and unique bottle its hard to justify $170 for a 375ml and $300 for a 750. As good as this is its hard to justify. (6436 views) | | | Tasted by Kemo Sabe on 4/2/2015 & rated 94 points: Consistent notes with previous bottle - this is fantastic wine. 94+ (5887 views) | | | Tasted by Kemo Sabe on 3/5/2015 & rated 94 points: Sensational. Deep and rich. No decant. Loved it (4243 views) | | | Tasted by tgkswine on 8/29/2013 & rated 93 points: Consumed 3 bottles at a dinner in Washington DC. This is a big, young and delicious wine that has years of maturation in front of it.
The tannins are integrated with earth, black fruit and hints of tobacco. A great mouthfeel. The finish is long and lingring leaving you ready for more. If I had bottles in my cellar I would be holding for at least another 2-3 years. (8216 views) | | | Tasted by SonnyChiba on 4/17/2013 & rated 96 points: Outstanding wine...big fruit, black licorice, currant, a bit dusty and tannic finish, about as perfect of napa cab as it gets. (5589 views) | | | Tasted by RickyT12 on 4/17/2013 & rated 94 points: Drank this at a Araujo Estate dinner party with Bart, Daphne, and Jamie Araujo and 5 other people. Great wine, but I preferred the 07 actually. Classic complex Bordeaux blend . Smooth flavors, a bit of pepper raspberry blackberry hints of minerals, a bit of cinnamon spices. Great long finish. Great layers on this wine. (8338 views) | | | Tasted by fdub on 2/1/2013 & rated 96 points: Great menthol note shines though on the nose. Very distinct minerality coming through on both the nose and palate. Dark and brooding but very open and radient. (6339 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 12/25/2012 & rated 94 points: Oak, earth, tobacco, truffle, licorice and coffee scents create the perfume. On the palate, the wine is polished, soft and round, ending in a sweet cassis and black cherry finish. (6630 views) | | | Tasted by affordableCollector on 12/1/2012 & rated 89 points: clear, dark red with purple hues in the color. wet soil, dark fruit, mineral, oak on the nose. blueberry, cocoa, mineral, sweet, oak on the palate. high acid, big tannins on a silky smooth finish. (3956 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 10/24/2012 & rated 96 points: Deep in color, with a smoky, licorice, cocoa, black and blue fruit personality. Soft, polished and on the elegant side of ripe Napa wines, everything is in balance and harmony. (4491 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: An Epic Vintage (Dec 2012)
(Araujo Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2011, IWC Issue #156
(Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Araujo Estate Producer websiteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonEisele Vineyard On weinlagen-infoUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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