Araujo Syrah Eisele Vineyard 1995

Araujo Syrah Eisele Vineyard 1995The spectacular 1995 Syrah Eisele Vineyard is one of the greatest New World Syrahs I have ever tasted. Approximately 300 cases were made, and it is even better out of bottle than it was in barrel. The color is an opaque purple. The bouquet offers explosive notes of wood fire, licorice, jammy blackberries and cassis, in addition to the unmistakable scent of black truffles licorice. Full bodied and rich, with sensational flavor extraction, remarkable

ripe fruit and multi-dimensional mid-palate that expands beautifully

Moderate but not really invasive wood serves as a backdrop for the mix of various dark berry fruit elements where additional breadth is present in the form of earth

mint and licorice come together in this complete Cabernet

A Napa Valley classic

all of which is trimmed in just enough wood to notice

with savoriness that’s hard to articulate

this is profoundly great Syrah

There is nothing garish about this subtle yet powerful giant of a wine

remarkable harmony

Asian-style tea

precise and beautifully chiseled

There is excellent richness