Andremily Eaba 2019 (750ML)

97+ Points, Erin Brooks, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate: “The 2019 EABA ("end all be all") is a blend of 61% Syrah, 24% Mourvèdre, 13% Grenache and 2% Viognier and was made with 65% whole clusters. Fruit comes from several vineyards in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, including Bien Nacido, White Hawk, Larner, Harrison-Clarke, G2 and Alta Mesa. It was matured for about 22 months in 55% new French barriques and 600-liter demi-muids and 45% used French barriques, and it was bottled on August 21, 2021. Opaque ruby-purple in color, it offers beautiful, pure scents of licorice, tar, blueberry and black cherry jam, charcuterie, pepper, olive and fried savory herbs, offering up more nuances as it spends time in the glass. Medium-bodied, it has abundant, super-fine tannins, seamless acidity and slowly expanding, spicy flavor layers, finishing very long and alluringly floral. Its notable length, detail and latency suggest this will continue to improve in bottle over the next 5-7 years and will be long lived in the cellar. About 795 cases and a few magnums were made. It will be packaged and sold as a three-bottle set ($330), and each magnum will be sold in a box set with the 2019 Andremily Grenache." 05/22

94-96 Points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous: "The 2019 EABA is an outrageously beautiful, ample wine that captures the Andremily style at its best. Super-ripe red cherry, plum, spice, new leather, menthol and mocha all race across the palate as this striking, dense wine shows off its alluring personality. A bit of sweetness from the oak comes through, but then again, this is a young barrel sample. The 2019 is a blend taken from an enviable collection of sites: Bien Nacido, White Hawk, Larner, Harrison-Clarke, G2 and Alta Mesa." 06/21

96 Points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent: “Deep garnet-purple in color, it needs a little coaxing to unlock scents of blackberry compote, tar, and unsmoked cigars with emerging black cherries and dark chocolate notions, plus a hint of Sichuan pepper. Concentrated and full-bodied+, the palate delivers a solid structure of firm, grainy tannins and bold acidity to support the lively black fruits, finishing long and lifted. 795 cases and a few magnums were made." 07/22