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.

This fourth vintage of Eponymous Cabernet exudes intriguing, complex notes as soon as the wine is poured.  The aromas are at once concentrated and complex and so well integrated that one need look for intriguing hints of ripe dark fruit, chocolate, licorice, subtle spicy oak, and a rich earthiness.  Held to the light, this elegant wine shimmers with a stunning deep purple-scarlet color that announces the intensity of the grapes.  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.  Eponymous 2003 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 previous three vintages of Eponymous, 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 (85% French and 15% American), with frequent racking the first year.

This second vintage of Eponymous Red Wine immediately pleases with complex aromas hinting of cassis, spicy oak notes, slight camphor and raspberries. Held to the light one sees a rich, purple- scarlet color that hints at the broad palette these grapes afford the winemaker. Excellent body and structure with the flavors following the aromas and added nuances of chocolate and rhubarb. This wine’s elegance and refinement starts with the lush entry and continues through the mid-palate and on to a long, pleasing finish.

The grapes come from a single vineyard, MacAllister Vineyard, near the ridge of the Mayacamas Range on the Sonoma side of Mt. Veeder. This is a spectacular sloping site with multiple exposures and well drained, low fertility soils.

The second vintage of Eponymous MacAllister Vineyard Red Wine exhibits the traits expected in a Bordeaux Blend. Elegance and refinement without giving up any body or structure.

Winemaking: A joint effort between myself and my consulting partner, Jeff Booth. This is our second Bordeaux Blend since we teamed up on the first Conn Creek Anthology, 1991 vintage. That wine was the highest rated wine in the 25 year history of Stimson Lane at the time, and we think this wine is at least its equal.