Araujo • Napa Valley, California
Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon by Araujo is the flagship, small-production Napa Valley red from the historic, biodyn…Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon by Araujo is the flagship, small-production Napa Valley red from the historic, biodynamically farmed Eisele Vineyard in Calistoga, long regarded as one of Napa’s “first growth” Cabernet sites. Typically do…Learn More »
$215
/750ml
2004 Retail Average
95
/100
2004 Pro Rating
Opening with dark plum and blackcurrant layered over tobacco, spice and gentle cedar, Araujo Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 feels more like a fine, structured Left Bank Bordeaux than a typical plush Napa cab. The palate is polished yet still firmly framed, with refined tannins, lively acidity and a long, savory finish that carries notes of dried cherry and subtle herbs. This vintage shows an unusually serious, almost austere edge for 2004 Napa, built for those who enjoy elegance, depth and patience in their Cabernet.
Dry-aged ribeye with rosemary and garlic; herb-crusted lamb rack; mushroom and truffle risotto
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Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon by Araujo is the flagship, small-production Napa Valley red from the historic, biodynamically farmed Eisele Vineyard in Calistoga, long regarded as one of Napa’s “first growth” Cabernet sites. Typically dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon with small portions of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it marries deep blackberry/cassis concentration and fine, velvety tannins with a distinctive crushed-rock minerality and remarkable finesse, making it both powerfully age‑worthy and unusually elegant for a cult Napa Cabernet…