1983 Joseph Phelps Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon [JG90]
1983 Joseph Phelps Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon [JG90]
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Producer: Joseph Phelps
Region: Napa Valley, California
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Year: 1983
John Gilman, 90 Points
"1983 was a particularly difficult year for north coast cabernet sauvignon, but the ’83 Phelps Eisele has done quite well in this tough vintage and the wine was drinking beautifully when I last crossed paths with it in October of 2011. The deep, complex and quite classic nose offers up scents of cassis, eucalyptus, woodsmoke, a touch of tariness, petroleum jelly, beautiful soil tones and a nice base of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and complex, with a touch of the tariness on the nose repeated here on the palate (no doubt a reflection of the difficulties getting cabernet ripe in ’83), but also with excellent complexity and focus, and very good length and grip on the still slightly chewy finish. This is not a great vintage of Phelps Eisele, but it is a superb effort for a difficult year and a very, very tasty bottle of mature cabernet."
Alcohol: 13.2%
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