Napa Valley, California, USA
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.
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.
Dec 29th, 2025
It was underwhelming. Nothing wrong but somehow a bit vacant. It’s got good structure and length but the guts are lacking. The fruit is unfocused or just unrefined. Perhaps it should have been cellared longer and this was a jump of the gun.
It was underwhelming. Nothing wrong but somehow a bit vacant. It’s got good structure and length but the guts are lacking. The fruit is unfocused or just unrefined. Perhaps it should have been cellared longer and this was a jump of the gun.
Dec 19th, 2023
