Shay A

9.3

(Two previous 1983 vintage wine reviews never made it on here, so copying from CT).

My experiences with 1983s has been fairly positive, and this PL certainly is among the better I’ve had from the vintage. Holding color nicely with deep ruby and slight bricking around the rim. Started off a bit dense and muddled, but hit stride about 30mins later with a mix of red and black berry fruit, cassis, a streak of herbal green down the middle (something I always get with PL). Excellent example of the fruit showing lots of flavor without being overly ripe. Leather, sweet pipe tobacco, graphite, and still some vibrancy at the finish with tannin structure. Clean and elegant at this stage. Showed well over the course of two hours. Drink up and enjoy. — 9 months ago

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9.6

The 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard is the last wine Bart and Daphne Araujo made from start to finish before selling their winery and vineyard to the Artemis Group. All the Eisele signatures are there, but the volume is just turned down. Dark berry fruit, gravel, spice, earthiness and leather lend striking aromatic nuance throughout. This mid-weight, supremely elegant Cabernet Sauvignon is sublime. Drink it over the next 10-15 years. Superb. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2022)
— 3 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Pale lemon with aromas of stone and tropical fruits. Made from 40-year old vines, aged in 100% stainless steel. On the palate flavors of bright lemon citrus with crisp apple and peach notes. This medium-body wine has crisp acidity, good balance and nice mouthfeel, smooth long finish ending with creamy mineral texture. Very Nice! — 4 years ago

Martin Bergo

9.1

Yes! A great representation of what can become of gamay from a Cru village wine. The typical esters are there on the nose but the overall fruit and some darker tertiary flavours are present. A bit light on the palate despite the 14% but this is made up for by the long delicate spicy-flowery finish. — 5 years ago

Jessy Manuel

9.8

Orange peel and honey flavors. Clean and vibrant. — 6 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.2

Deep, dark tart cherry drenched in the Silver Oak characteristic notes of .... oak! Lingering on the mid palette and finish. Actually pared surprising well with the Asian hazelnut salad Tammy made. — 7 years ago

with Tammy

ida

9.0

She was giving peppercorn & paired really well with the salmon/veggies/orzo dinner kdubz made!! — 9 months ago

Mike Saviage

9.7

Tasted blind. Dark tawny, opaque. Powerful nose. Notes of red and black fruit, leather and cassis, dark soil. Has the funk. We're all in the same camp of where it's from so there is lots of working out who made it. I go with a 59 Latour guess. Really good today, better than a bottle we had of this earlier in the year. Thanks Stan! — 3 years ago

Keith Crump

9.3

2011 not as great year but well made, plenty of depth despite poor fruit. My go to Bordeaux — 4 years ago

Rob Sternthal

9.2

Those who follow me will know that this is a rare one for me, but I don’t have too many half bottles and my alcoholism took over late tonight and made me open something. This is one of the lightest Cabernet Merlot blends I’ve ever had. It’s still quite tannic but the winemaking is there. Seems to open a little over time and you can taste the French terroir. — 5 years ago

Andrew Edson

9.1

Lucious Zinfandel made from vineyards across California averaging over 80 years old. Was ready to drink despite the young vintage. Delightful rose petals and pepper lingering on the finish. Highly recommend! — 6 years ago

Abbe Walker

9.2

Favorite of the night — 7 years ago

Keith Taylor

8.9

Wonderfully refreshing on a hot summer afternoon. — 7 years ago

John Van Trijp

10

The best vintage ever made — a year ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.1

Made for a nice strong wine for Magic: The Gathering night. Aromas of plum, blackberry and dark chocolate. Strong, lingering dark fruit, chalky minerality and cocoa. This one needs to breathe a bit.

🏅95 Points - Jeb Dunnuck
🏅95 Points - Antonio Galloni — a year ago

Malcolm Trimble

9.2

Previously reviewed. Love Tig. Made meatballs today so was an obvious choice. — 4 years ago

Steve McDonald

9.0

Wonderful Cabernet at the price. — 5 years ago

Peter C

9.4

Wow. Love these old Napa cabs. Made in the old world ways before You know who cannot be named’s influence. Aged so gracefully and a beautiful wine! Like drinking an old Bordeaux but just with a slight ripe fruit and sweetness to differentiate its Napa origin! — 6 years ago

Paul Woolls

9.5

Aliens made this wine. — 6 years ago

with George, Kirk and 3 others

Steven Gullo

9.5

At the time, this was made by Mike Grgich. The best aged Napa Cabernet I’ve ever tasted. — 7 years ago