2015 Araujo, Eisele Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Case of 6 btls

RP100 ~ 233, The Wine Advocate - Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon charges from the gate with exuberant red and black cherries notes, black currants and mulberries with a beautiful roses and lavender perfume, plus hints of sandalwood and cinnamon stick. Full-bodied, concentrated and downright explosive in the mouth, it is still wearing loads of gorgeous puppy-fat fruit flavors, offering suggestions of the complex, multilayered blockbuster that it will emerge into. The structure deserves its own mention: wonderful, seamless freshness and oh-so-fine, pixelated tannins, with an extraordinary persistence of fruit and mineral nuances. Wow. LPB Oct 2017
Araujo, Eisele Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

AG99 Eisele Vineyard's 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon is without question one of the wines of the vintage. Majestic and soaring in the glass, the 2015 is absolutely stunning from the very first taste. A rush of dark fruit, graphite, grilled herb, smoke, leather, earthiness and exotic spices makes a bold opening statement, but it is the wine's breath, volume and sheer intensity that are all off the charts. I tasted the 2015 blind in a flight of wines from Calistoga's Pickett Road neighborhood. All of the wines were terrific, but the wine that was most moving and most profound was unquestionably the 2015 from Eisele Vineyard.

LP99 The 2015 Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is deep garnet in color, with a lingering touch of purple. It prances out of the glass with showy notes of warm cassis, boysenberry preserves, and kirsch, opening out to nuances of rose oil, Indian spices, fragrant soils, and licorice. The full-bodied palate is a real head-turner, with flamboyant layers of black and red berry preserves with accents of exotic spices, framed by very fine-grained tannins and bold freshness, finishing long and layered.