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2005 Araujo Estate Altagracia
Red Bordeaux Blend
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 53
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spectrumphoto Likes this wine: 96 points
May 5, 2024 - I can never say enough about how gracefully this wine ages
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JC597 Likes this wine: 95 points
March 13, 2024 - Fantastic wine. This has aged gracefully. Drink up.
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Ryan3719 Likes this wine: 96 points
October 29, 2023 - Blind tasting with friends and this was the #1 / WOTN. Criteria for wines was 2010 or older, at least 90% Cabernet and $75-200.
Competition included: 2006 Cain Five (didn’t qualify as a <90% blend, but we let it slide), 1999 Dunn (from Mag), 2008 Huneycutt 935, 2002 Seavey, 2003 Jarvis and 2009 Llamas Stagecoach. We had a $16 “ringer” in the lineup also (2018 Mondavi Bourbon Barrel Aged Cab).
Drinking beautifully, so would not wait if you have this in the cellar. Only knock on the wine was a bit of a fading finish. Beautiful, balanced wine. Medium bodied, great acid and red fruit with hints of plum, dark cherry and red currant. Some cigar box / tobacco on the back palate. Great wine! -
MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 95 points
October 7, 2023 - Picked up three bottles from BMG which arrived in stellar condition. Perfect cork on the first bottle.
As for the wine, damn this is my jam. Mature with full on secondary and tertiary flavors. Sweet fruit tannins balance out what would otherwise be petrol, tobacco, tar and earth. Hard to mistake this for anything other than Napa on what has proven to be one of my favorite vintages to purchase.
Plenty of life left so no rush pull but the temptation is real knowing what’s in the bottle today.
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craigcmartin Likes this wine: 96 points
September 23, 2023 - Mature, but still very full and rich fruits; very mellowed, but has 5 to 10 more years left.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2008, IWC Issue #138 (link)(Araujo Estate Altagracia Red Wine Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By David Vogels, CWP
May 2009 (link)(Araujo Estate Altagracia) Deep garnet, with a magenta rim. An initial spicy-mineral quality on the nose yields to notes of plum, blackberry, cassis, chocolate, bacon, and a bit of bell pepper. The warm palate adds graphite and French oak, moderate acidity, and firm, structured tannins. Terroir: Eisele Vineyard
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Araujo Estate
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Altagracia
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Code 451625847509
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 748 (50%)
- Consumed 745 (50%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerAraujo Estate
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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