Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard 1985 Rheinhessen A Napa Valley classic

A Napa Valley classic

The palate impression is impressively rich with excellent volume along with plenty of the hallmark minerality suffusing the sleek

It persists nicely

There is very good richness and volume to the sleekly muscular middle weight flavors that possess just enough minerality to notice

the 2011 impresses for its depth and polish

Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard 1985 Rheinhessen A Napa Valley classicThe backward 1985 Eisele Vineyard is marvelously concentrated, but extremely tannic and at least 5 10 years away from full maturity. Impressively endowed, well focused, dense, powerful, thick, and tannic, this wine leaves little doubt that the extract, ripeness, and quantity of fruit are more than sufficient to balance out the wine's tannic ferocity.