Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2020 vintage. From the FLB offerings. Did the slinky decant (back and forth in the same two decanters-I rarely have that kind of time) so the wine got “transported” from the original bottle into a decanter for a 8x decant. Tasted after one hour. Wine always has obvious pedigree but usually comes hell-bent for oak. Plenty of oak in the nose upon the initial open but the decanter to decanter back and forth minimized it. Got past the fearsome front line and into the secondary (flavors). Black olive, dustiness, cedar, hint of beefiness. Zero rush to crush but needs plenty of air. Another excellent 2020 Napa red. Not that many made/survived but the private, firefighting force occasionally pays out bigg dividends, capital gains and realized profits. 8.7.26. — 13 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2015 vintage. Decanted (a little sed) and tasted after one hour. Medium heavy body. Some chunkiness in play with the famous Eisele Vineyard power consistently pushing forwards with zero letup/flagging. Slightly less complexity than anticipated based on a few visits over the years and the one hour open/decant boundary. Maybe it would have improved slightly but do not feel the presentation of flavors would have necessarily been more attractive down the road. Based on this effort, would probably look to hit again in 2030. 12.28.25. — 8 months ago

Michael Walker

9.8

PJW #3 - better than the Eisele Syrah - fruit forward, not offensive, pretty fresh, but weird little acidic twist at the end — a year ago

Tom Garland

9.4

Inspire Napa Walk Around Wine Tasting with:
Bryant Estates
Chappellet
Continuum Estate
Cliff Lede Vineyard
Eisele Vineyard
Favia Wines
Ferren Wines
Futo Wines
Harlan Estates
Keplinger Wines
Morley Family Vineyards
Rudd Estates
Staglin Family Vineyards
Vine Hill Ranch — 4 years ago

with Brenda

B

10

1975 Mayacamas. Dinner at Tap w Frederic. Drank last, after the 1975 Phelps Eisele and the 1990 Leroy. We opened and poured it. The nose was a little dusty at first (Frederic detected a little cork, even), but this blew off pretty quickly. This wine was the opposite of the Eisele, which was refined and elegant. This wine was muscular and punchy. A much bigger wine in the mouth. Will probably last longer than the Eisele. — 5 years ago

Norman

9.2

I wanted more out of this but I think I rushed with the pop and pour. Will see tomorrow. — 6 years ago

Michael Chan

9.0

Original purchase and in our cellar ever since. Definitely developed but still dark red fruit and medium long finish. Showed much better that the 2005 Opus One — 11 days ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.4

At some point i had to show off my Frankensteinian Argon line with a 50L tank below hahaha. This 14.6%‘er needed to settle down after opening and the system allowed me to taste this over 5 days+++. Waxy, viscous and super rich. Jasmine galore, white flowers, honeysuckle, honey, waxy, pretty herbaceous and touch bitter. Fantastic with the right food. Some dish with sprinkled blue cheese would be a match made in heaven. On its own just over the top. — 7 months ago

with Dustin

Brian S

9.5

Fantastic bottling! I feel that Martha's Vineyard is a very under appreciated and under valued bottling from the Napa Valley. One of the oldest vineyard specific bottling in California behind Monte Bello and Eisele Vineyard. — 8 months ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.1

Eisele Vineyard ‘Altagracia’ 2012: Medium-full bodied. Elegant balance. Fine-grained tannins. Ripe delicious flavors of black fruits, plum & cherry, graphite, vanilla & oak. Smooth memorable finish. Consisting of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Petit Verdot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 6% Merlot & 4% Malbec, this Bordeaux-style red blend from Napa was a big winner! Strong aromas, smooth rich flavors. Drinking amazingly well right now. Highly recommend. Great weekend to all. Cheers🍷 — 4 years ago

Jason Brater

9.2

Cherry cola, overripe strawberry, green pepper, a dash of oak, and some foresty mushrooms. Layered and balanced beautifully. Opened slowly over a few hours. Delicious. — 5 years ago

with Heather

Eric

9.3

Still a baby, even for a baby baby Eisele. Dry as a bone and really good after some air. — 5 years ago

Joshua Fisher

9.3

Laying flagstone — 6 years ago

KA

9.3

Robert NYC — 3 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2022 vintage. Last tasted 11.16.26 (9.5). Mineralité along with perfumed spices, fruits and florals. Still my fave CA white…year in, year out. 4.17.26. — 4 months ago

Bruce Leboff

9.2

Softer than expected. Elegant and approachable. Nice. Completely different tha Mayacamas in the same year. Those elevations make a real difference. — 8 months ago

with Allan and David

Bruce Leboff

9.4

Lovely. Beautiful and elephant nose blackberry , tar and cigar notes. Well balanced and smooth. Medium to full body with a LONG finish. Breathing for an hour and drinking really well. Many years still to go on the drinking window — 4 years ago

with David

Norman

9.3

Needed a decant — 5 years ago

B

10

1990 Leroy Richebourg. Dinner at Tap w Frederic. Drank after the 1975 Phelps Eisele and before the 1975 Mayacamas. We decanted just before serving and it definitely needed more time to open up. The nose was elegant and multidimensional, but perhaps because we didn’t give the wine enough time, the wine was very restrained in the mouth. Beautiful fruit up front, really elegant finish, but almost no mid-palate. Very austere in the middle. This righted itself once the wine had some time. — 5 years ago

Straton Howard

9.3

Exceeds expectations! Not a fruit bomb. Great tannins could use 5 more years in the cellar but who has that time?😉 — 6 years ago