Winemaker Notes
The 2018 Volker Eisele Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is a deep garnet color in the glass. Ample aromas of blueberry, ripe cherry, and a hint of graphite perfumes the nose. The mouth shows creamy, broad tannins with integrated fine grain French oak, supporting flavors of cherry, black mission fig, deeply roasted coffee, and the sweet char of French oak.
Blend: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Black pepper and road-tar aromas lead to potent, superripe blackberries and good, grippy tannins in this full-bodied, generous and concentrated wine made from organic grapes. It combines power with grace as the midpalate and finish lighten up and bring out mint, cloves and cedar nuances.
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James Suckling
A medium-to full-bodied red with aromas and flavors of wild blackberries, dried tobacco, toasted walnuts and graphite. Firm, ultra fine tannins. Fresh and structured. Needs some time.
A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
Nestled in the Vaca Mountains on the northeast side of Napa Valley, Chiles Valley is one of the cooler Napa subregions with vineyards at about 600 to 1,200 feet in elevation. The region is known for its Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon blanc.