Eisele Vineyard Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 (750ML)

100 WA / 100 JS / 100 JD / 19.5 JR

#29 James Suckling's Top 100 American Wines of 2022
#64 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022

Deep purple-black in color, the nose of the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon slowly unfurls to reveal a gorgeous perfume of violets and roses over a core of kirsch, boysenberries and cassis, plus hints of redcurrant jelly and menthol, emerging into wafts of pencil lead and truffles. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is built like a brick house, featuring very firm, wonderfully ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness to support the vivacious, tightly wound black and red fruit layers, finishing long and mineral laced. It's a stunning, evocative, singular wine that so beautifully captures the long, slow-maturing grace of the 2019 vintage.—Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Advocate

This is sophisticated and intellectual, with an incredible wall of fine tannins that take you deep down into the soul of the wine. Full-to medium-bodied, tight and soulful. Tar, ash and volcanic-soil flavors. White pepper, too. Great length. Shows the first-growth quality of the vineyards, harking back to the wines of the mid-1970s. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. This needs at least six to seven years of bottle age. Best after 2028.—James Suckling

I was also able to taste the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, which is an utterly classic Napa Cabernet with its layered, expansive mouthfeel and majestic style. Red and black currants, savory herbs, tobacco, new leather, and pressed roses all define the aromatics, and it's full-bodied, with a deep, layered mouthfeel, an incredible salinity and minerality, and a gorgeous finish. It's pure class and elegance married with incredible Napa fruit. As with many 2019s, it already offers pleasure yet this should benefit from 3-5 years of bottle age and I wouldn t be surprised to see it evolve for 30+ years.-Jeb Dunnuck

100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Made entirely from the alluvial fan laid down by Simmons Creek in what the team considers the heart of the Eisele vineyard. Certified organic by CCOF and biodynamic by Demeter. Released June 2022.
Wow. This is an impressive wine. Incredible pleasure and depth built on poise, detail and elegance. Notes of violet, fresh cedar, graphite and pencil shavings lift from the nose, followed by blue fruits, crushed earth, and a lot of persistence across the palate. The nuance and balance here are impressive. The wine moves through the mouth with natural elegance, nothing here feels imposed. Tannin is fine grained and full of length with balanced acidity, harmony and good energy. A complete wine, and one of the best of its vintage. Can drink now or hold for a long time.-Elaine Chukan Brown, JancisRobinson