This second vintage of Eponymous Cabernet
Sauvignon displays ripe, opulent fruit from the moment
the wine is poured. Held to the light, this elegant wine
shimmers with a stunning deep purple-scarlet color that
announces the intensity of the grapes. The aromas are
at once concentrated and complex with intriguing hints
of black cherry, plum, dark chocolate, licorice and an
array of spices. The palate is equal to the lush color
and bold aromas—at once rich, full and round from the
initial taste and continuing as it fills the mouth—leading
to a long, lingering finish. Delicious flavors of black
cherry, plum and chocolate reinforce the aromas. Eponymous
2001 has tremendous presence and yet is in wonderful
harmony with soft, accessible tannins adding appropriate
structure to this alluring wine.
The grapes come from the same unique Napa Valley vineyard
as the inaugural vintage of Eponymous Cabernet Sauvignon,
approximately 300 feet above the Silverado Trail and
the Valley floor. It is a steeply terraced, very rocky
site with a Southwesterly exposure. After picking, hand-harvested
fruit was fermented with utmost care and the resulting
wine was aged 20 months in new oak (80% French and 20%
American), with frequent racking the first year.
