Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard 1985 Rheinhessen It is not as expressive

It is not as expressive as the 2012—it is a bit more backward—but it is a more serious wine in many ways

The finish is utterly mouth coating and the aromas of this wine stayed in mind for a month

It exhibits a deep ruby/purple hue in addition to abundant aromas of smoky oak

but elegant and complex

Once again the mouthfeel of the medium-bodied flavors is quite sleek if not necessarily more complex on the sappy

Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard 1985 Rheinhessen It is not as expressiveThe backward 1985 Eisele Vineyard is marvelously concentrated, but extremely tannic and at least 5 10 years away from full maturity. Impressively endowed, well focused, dense, powerful, thick, and tannic, this wine leaves little doubt that the extract, ripeness, and quantity of fruit are more than sufficient to balance out the wine's tannic ferocity.