Elyse, Morisoli Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford

Elyse · California › Rutherford › United States of America

Red · Cabernet Sauvignon

Critics

91 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

No vintages

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Community Reviews

Reviews

91.1

Avg Score

Highest

Agree with GT’s note. Very boozy and Coca Cola esque at this stage despite a decant and a few hours of air. Much better on night two as these features abated. Hands off this guy for at least 5 years. 91-92 at its peak, but a 90 now. I prefer Bevan’s eponymous label to Elyse as I feel the latter is a bit too over the top while Bevan tends to walk the line

2018 vintage

1.25 hr decant before first sips. Gorgeous color and texture, looks like pen ink in the glass with a crimson rim. Somewhat muted nose, smells like herbs and red berry liquer, somewhat boozy. Palate is giving very little, hint of red fruit, dried red fruit, more red berry liquer, a distracting booziness. Try again with more air. 91 if scoring at this point. After two hrs this cracked open somewhat showing more cherry components, tobacco, spice, a hint of the …

2018 vintage

A year has made a big difference. No decant needed, but improved with time. Opens with black fruit, red raspberry, plum, espresso, tobacco, spice, anise and herbal on the nose. Black fruit, raspberry, plum, espresso, tobacco spice, anise flavors. After about an hour, the herbal component faded away. Medium to full bodied. Long, smooth finish with silky tannins. Showing well now, but still has an upside to holding.

2018 vintage

PnP, but needed a decant. Black fruit, red raspberry, plum, espresso, and spice, anise on the nose. Similar flavors. Medium body with a long smooth finish. Dusty tannin in the finish. Showing well now, but could improve with a few years.

2018 vintage

Decanted 60 minutes then returned to the bottle for transport to a restaurant and decanted a second time at the table where it was consumed over 2 hours out of Grassl 1855 stems. The wine was paired with a bone-in ribeye. The color was deep/dark purple. The nose was of blue and black fruits, cigar box, and spice. The palate was of blackberry, cocoa, brown spices and earth. There was medium tannins that became more present over time. The wine …

2018 vintage

2021 Napa - June 9-12 : Outstanding. This edged out the Zieger block Zin for wine of the visit. Nice tannic structure and acid for the long haul. Red and black higher toned fruit. This was a wine I kept my nose in when I wasn’t laughing and it glided effortlessly over the palate, medium long finish. Bought 6.

2018 vintage

A hedonistic delight.

2009 vintage

A bit light for a cab, but very drinkable.

2009 vintage

A toungue lashing!

2009 vintage

Very drinkable, representative Napa cab. Not a great QPR, but hangs with its price point. Very enjoyable with a ny strip on the grill. Feels like it's in a good spot time-wise, everything integrated.

2009 vintage

Dark garnet color. Black cherry, black olive aromas. Black cherry, chocolate, and vanilla flavors. Med body and long finish to integrated tannin structure.

2009 vintage

This drinks like a more open and slightly less concentrated Georges de Latour. I think it's great and probably won't get much better, though it will certainly hold for 5+ years.

2009 vintage

Not full bodied. Very good though, had an oaky flavor. Light on the tanins. Better without food.

2009 vintage

with 4% Petit Verdot. Nose of sweet cedar, vanilla, black cassis. Palate is lovely style, unique flavors of herbs, dried black fruit, some Bordeaux-esque funk, overall smooth with velvety tannins. Seems to have undergone a style change the last few years. Really nice example of Napa's versatility.

2009 vintage

Lovely, black currant and cherry aromas, with notes of walnut shell and chocolate, eucalyptus and spices, all layered on a bed of fancy oak. Very structured, balanced, and youthful, but air loosens this up with flavors that are delineated and precise, closing with a long, focused finish. Shows lots of class. Will be even better with age.

2009 vintage