The 2006 Eloge’s dark plum/ruby color is followed by a sweet kiss of
plum, black cherry, earth, licorice, and spice box, a medium to
full-bodied wine, abundant tannin, and impressive concentration,
purity, and overall complexity. Reasonably evolved, and extremely
seductive aromatically, with a slightly structured finish, it can be
enjoyed now and over the next 15 years. It is a blend of 65% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc, 7% Petit Verdot, and 3% Merlot.
Todd
Anderson and his winemaker, Mac Sawyer, are on top of their game at
this backwater winery tucked away in Conn Valley, a few miles east of
the Meadowood Resort. Anderson’s Conn Valley Vineyards became famous
because of their long-lived, impressive 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from
their estate vineyards in Conn Valley. They have added two brilliant
proprietary reds, the Right Bank (usually dominated by Merlot with the
balance Cabernet Franc), and the Eloge, a wine that is based on a
French Medoc with two-thirds Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Cabernet
Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. Conn Valley’s wine possesses a
distinctive singularity as there is not another wine in Napa that is
reminiscent of them |
