Elyse, Tietjen Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

Wonderfully aged Rutherford cab. Was the center piece of our Thanksgiving table. From Magnum

Short decant. Opens with a beautiful nose of cassis, blackberry fruit, cigar box, graphite, herbal, and sandalwood. layers of flavor showing blackberry, cassis, cigar box, light herbal, light cedar. Medium body with a long silky smooth finish. For a Rutherford wine, it didn't have as much of the typical Rutherford dust as I expected. Very enjoyable now, but should be even better in a few years, if you can keep your hands off it.

Barrel sample. Very deep dark purple color. Concorde grape jelly and rum cake on the nose. Super smooth, voluptuous, dusty palate, with great acidity. Firm, full tannins on the long finish. Rutherford fruit.

We enjoyed this very nice bottle with a nice steak dinner. This wine is right at its peak now. Upon pouring the first glass, this wine showed deep purple hues, and a excellent nose. There was an ample amount of fruit on the nose. I would say that there was a deep plum character to the nose and to the first taste of the wine. It definitely covers the palate with soft tannins and abundant fruit. The wine certainly is …

We enjoyed this lovely bottle of Elyse 2007 Tietjen with some Rib Eye steaks. The nose was still full of bright fruit, vanilla, and pleasant, mild oak. The color was still looked young, with a deep garnet color. I saw no aging brownish hues. The flavors showed lovely dark fruit, plum, and mild mint. The wine still has fantastic moderate tannins, showing that this great 2007 will continue to cellar well for several years. However, should you prefer this wine …

Great nose. Dark fruits. Impressive wine.

Black fruits, especially cassis, begin the experience of this full, generous Napa wine. Smooth, velvety tannins with just a hint of wood pervade the middle and ending. Served with good steaks at Ruth Chris's, this wine didn't disappoint.

as good as I remembered. Great on front of palate and long delicious finish!

Classic Rutherford Napa Cab. Big on the nose and palate. Lingering fruit. Still some tannins tho little oak. Very drinkable, but has a good 5 yrs left.

Nice wine with good structure.

This one has the designation Rutherford, and I looked on the website and noted that they only produced one of this kind. That being said, this one is OK. It's not over the top but not bad either. lf I had a chose this wine a second time, I would not buy it one again .I don't mean this disparagingly however, its just not my style. Day two, much better smoother and more integrated Definitely more pleasing and enjoyable. I'm …