Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
95
/100
Reviews
117
professional
Vintages
1
2002
Other
92/100
Cabernet Sauvignon,
Sauvignon Blanc
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92.2
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Taster #5077
· May 10, 2025
95/100
drank about 2 hours after decanting, but really not sure why most of the sediment was poured into the decanter. The wine was soooo fragrant, with mint, pencil lead, and sweet cassis notes. Later on we also got smoky and savory mineral notes on the nose. The wine was riper and sweeter on the palate than expected based on previous experience.
2002 vintage
Taster #9123
· Oct 19, 2024
Brentwood Auction purchase. Cork was in great shape even though the label had been seen better days. Comparing others notes, I'm guessing this was suffering from premature aging due to storage conditions. Maybe even light exposure. Definitely not enough fruit to carry the heat that was dominate at 22 years of age. No score.
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Taster #7702
· Oct 5, 2024
100/100
Wow. Can go for years. What a treat
2002 vintage
Taster #5077
· Aug 28, 2024
94/100
double-decanted and stoppered for 2� hours before popping the cork again. Minty with a nice whiff of smoke, there's some nice and ripe fruit along with coconut butter. Very smooth on the palate but still got the concentration, very much in its prime.
2002 vintage
Taster #9642
· Jan 3, 2024
92/100
Well made but TOO MUCH HEAT! Damn napa wines. Felt like I was slapped in the face by alcohol. Welcome to California over exaggerated adulterated nonsense. Felt the harsh bite on the finish again and again with each sip. Pepper, lots of astringent harsh alcoholic pepper! Wait, intense fresh ground black pepper in a cab? Meh.This isn't syrah. That and the heat from excessive alcohol (from a well aged cab!) massively detracted from the experience, as usual. Idiots. This has …
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Taster #9592
· Oct 8, 2023
Outstanding
2002 vintage
Taster #5077
· Sep 30, 2023
95/100
drank about 1 hour and 45 minutes after decanting. This was soooo beautiful and lovely, showing such elegance! Lovely cool fruit, a little peppery, smoky, and minty. Drinking very, very well at the moment.
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Taster #9592
· Sep 26, 2023
Excellent
2002 vintage
Taster #5181
· Apr 8, 2023
95/100
Graphite tinged Eisele wine that makes you wonder where this is from. New world for sure, but the graphite is confusing. Then the big red fruit and juju starts poking out, possibly hinting to something from old vines California. I dont think this is going to get better...Drink
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Taster #2986
· Nov 27, 2022
95/100
Three hour decant, the nose and palate are very left bank bordeaux, with more nuance and complexity than your standard big Cali cab. The finish here is very, very long and very enjoyable which has developed over the twenty years this has spent aging. This still comes across as young in spite of its age, with plenty of fruit in the lead and equal dollops of acidity and and tannins in play.
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Taster #7458
· Nov 27, 2022
96/100
Extremely nice wine. The nose is complex but balanced. A nice bouquet that I could spend all night with my nose in the glass. The palette is the same scenario. Well balanced with a little bit of tannins at the end. I can see this still getting better in the next couple years.
2002 vintage
Taster #2686
· Jul 14, 2022
97/100
Showed very well in a recent tasting. Still huge with a lot of life left. Seemed to get bigger as the night progressed. Big fruit, long in the mouth. Tannins a little strong on the back end, but I believe the fruit will hold up fine. 97
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Taster #7044
· May 26, 2022
94/100
Wonderful California Cab. Tasted alongside 2008 Abreu. This wine was not as big. Better finish and wonderful nose. It is well balanced, medium body. Great wine.
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Taster #8570
· Jan 14, 2022
big fruit, massive, ChefD found it 'impenetrable' but it mighta been the score whore's WOTN
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Taster #5317
· Dec 14, 2021
96/100
Beautiful wine! Nice youthful color. Tobacco nose that reminded me of a rustic Pauillac. Red fruits and good acidity were the highlights of the mouth, with soft but still present tannins that carried this wine to a great medium + finish.
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Taster #6272
· Aug 22, 2021
96/100
was perfect for this vintage
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Taster #5077
· Jun 30, 2021
91/100
decanted for 2 hours and still rather closed. Tannins were pretty strong, with good concentration on palate. prominent woodsy notes.
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Taster #0935
· Jun 13, 2021
Second Sunday Group: 1995 Beaune (Eagle Brook CC) : Dark youthful color, would never have guessed this is nearing 20 years old. Cassis, chocolate, currant and tobacco. Tannins are soft but still present. Full-bodied and impeccably balanced. Long finish. Gorgeous. (G&L)
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Taster #2535
· May 15, 2021
94/100
Tried this wine with other similarly priced 2002�s and it was a standout as well as the vintage compared to 2003 and 2004. tabbacco notes on the nose that promises that you are about to taste a wonderful wine-ripe berries complex with a long finish-impeccable balance
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Taster #6272
· May 12, 2021
95/100
I am drinking a verical of these; this is an excellent wine, but the 2002 is off the charts
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Taster #0171
· Apr 4, 2021
94/100
1 hour decant.
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Taster #5120
· Mar 12, 2021
93/100
decanted one hour. continues to deliver upper tier satisfaction bolstered by the deeper, riper expression of the '02 vintage; suave & long. 94 on aromatics after 2 hours in the decanter. when a fat steak is on the menu, this is a great pairing. grilled prime ribeye; roasted little red creamer potatoes; little gem & treviso salad w/grilled broccoli & shiitakes, parmesan ranch 6/18/22 decanted one hour. mature & delicious, intense & long. drink/hold (94) dry-aged prime strip au poivre; …
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Taster #9264
· Nov 6, 2020
Friday Wine Group - GA (Blind Lunch) : Dark ruby in the glass, very little sediment. Nose of fresh red fruit - cherries. Ever so slight bricking, but appeared fresh. Deep red fruit on the palate, but with a strong, but integrated, tannic backbone. Tasted fresh, and likely has years to go. I called a CA mountain cab.
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Taster #8838
· Jun 21, 2020
96/100
Great bottle...! And ready now
2002 vintage
Taster #2026
· May 24, 2020
95/100
Surprised how youthful this was out of the bottle. Definitely needed 30-45 minutes to open up. Very nice, notes of maturity coming through... fruit is still quite vibrant, structure is very much in tact. I don�t see this getting better than this, seems to be in its prime for sure.
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Taster #3006
· May 12, 2020
90/100
PNP. Nice light gold color with still some fruit left and good acidity. Crazy good for being 18 years old!
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Taster #5656
· Nov 22, 2013
95/100
This bottle drank extremely well. All the best effects of time, light caramel over rich fruit of peach and grapefruit, oak mellowed to a balanced note as opposed to 5 years ago when it was over powering. Perfect with the veal pasta I made. Or would have been fantastic with a Stilton and carr's graham crackers..
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Taster #3242
· May 30, 2010
90/100
Strange, the last bottle I had more than two years ago I thought was over the hill, yet this bottle was very interesting and quite good.
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Taster #3242
· Aug 1, 2007
85/100
My 8th bottle and the first I didn't really enjoy. Bitter finish, little left of what this wine was in its prime.
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Taster #6803
· Aug 3, 2006
93/100
Nice balance with a nice rounded fruit flavor.........not much citrus taste here. I really liked this wine, wish I could find more.
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Taster #5533
· Sep 22, 2005
93/100
APRICOTS AND CITRUS IN THE NOSE. VERY FRUITY FLAVORS AND A MEDIUM TO LONG FINISH.
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Taster #6843
· Jul 23, 2005
85/100
Thin and creamy.
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Taster #4443
· Jun 16, 2005
90/100
Great floral aromas with the Viognier really coming through well. Lemon on nose and palate, along with some lemon oil richness. Almost showing hints of tropical fruit on finish. Rich but not awkward, nicely balanced.
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Taster #5317
· Aug 27, 2004
90/100
Dinner with family at Union (Seattle, WA, USA) : Lemongrass, ripe melon, and hint of ash on the nose. Huge, explosive palate, grassy and ripe with more melon. The acid is barely visible yet clearly present on this vibrant, lovely wine. With aeration this is getting more exotic and lavish, a lovely effort. My taste in Sauvignon Blanc runs more to the old world, but this is an alluring and outstanding expression of the wine.
2002 vintage
Taster #7166
· Jul 5, 2004
80/100
Not off, like the last bottle, but just not to my taste. A 14.1% alcohol, extracted, low-acid, leesy, creamy... Sauvignon Blanc. Go figure.
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Taster #6902
· Jun 14, 2004
90/100
Tasted at Biodynamic growers tasting NYC. Nice berry flavors mix with hay and grass before ending in a medium length finish.
2002 vintage
Taster #7166
· Jun 8, 2004
75/100
Disappointing. A promising nose of minerals and tropical fruit, but the wine was bitter on the palate and had a harsh, astringent finish. Could well have been an off bottle -- another bottle from about 6 months ago was much better.
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Taster #3046
· Mar 21, 2004
my alltime favorite cali SB. lovely fragrant nose and traditional flavors, but, oh so lovely on the finish, and great with the oysters that we ended up ordering a second helping of. killer oysters, killer wine.
2002 vintage