Araujo Estate Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon - 1998 (750ml) Cynthia 43% Off Retail • Retail

43% Off Retail • Retail Value $401

This is one of the great wines of the vintage

the 2010 is medium to full-bodied

the 2012 Tango Shiraz / Viognier (containing 4% Viognier) has a beautiful nose of wild blueberries and blackcurrants over nuances of aniseed

which sits well off the Route du Vin

Araujo Estate Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon - 1998 (750ml) Cynthia 43% Off Retail • RetailThe 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard was bottled earlier than usual as this vintage is not as massive or concentrated as its predecessors. To my palate, the 1998 is good, although I am not convinced it will be long lived. There are 2,300 cases of this 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot, and 3% Cabernet Franc blend. It is supple and elegant, with a complex, evolved bouquet of smoke, black currants, spice box, and cedar. In the mouth, the