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Araujo Estate Wines

Bart and Daphne Araujo, always looking to take their wines to a higher plane, recently brought in globetrotting enologist Michel Rolland as consultant. To date, says Araujo, changes have been minor tweaks rather than substantial tugs. "We're now pulling leaves where they block the fruit in most of our parcels," notes Araujo. There has also been a recent trend here toward less racking. "When you rack frequently, you always risk oxidizing the wine, and you often get oakier wines as a result," explains winemaker Francoise Peschon. "We're finding that we prefer the way the wood is integrated when we rack less often." My feeling is that the Araujo '97 cabernet, while outstanding by California standards, is not quite up to the potential of the vintage. But Araujo Estate has been a clear outperformer in '98 and '99, for both cabernet and syrah, and my early look at 2000 suggests that this will be another very strong year for this estate.

From Focus on California (May 2001) by Stephen Tanzer

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1998 Syrah Eisele Vineyard Napa Valley

Release Price: $28

Color: Red

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