Awards/Accolades-2003 Vintage
Double Gold - Taster's Guild Wine Competition
 (Three stars out of four)
"This wine delights tasters with a perfume-laden nose of strawberry, violet and geranium, then charms the palate with elegant, lingering flavors of strawberry and toast. It's a food-friendly blend that could actually be called Cabernet Sauvignon: It's 79 percent Cab, above the 75 percent required for a varietal name. Whatever it's called, it will easily pass the empty-bottle test."
--San Francisco Chronicle
Gold Medal - Los Angeles County Fair
Gold Medal - Indy International Wine Competition
Awards/Accolades-2002 Vintage
Red Wine of the Quarter Quarterly Review of Wines
“Aromas are rich in red berry, cherry, vanilla and oak notes. There are nice spice-cedar-berry-cherry flavors on the palate, where the texture is rich and sumptuous. It is one of a handful of worthy California red blends we know and comes with absolutely no sticker shock. It's for the serious cellar.”
94 points - Wine Enthusiast Magazine
Robert Whitley, judging at the SDIWC:
“...St. Supery's 2006 Sauvignon Blanc ($19) won a gold medal. Yawn. St. Supery's sauvignon wins gold every year. What's news is when it doesn't fare well with the judges. But this Napa winery's red meritage, Elu ($60), also won gold and confirmed my suspicion that it is one of the most consistently brilliant Napa reds in its price range.”
Gold – San Diego International Wine Competition
Awards/Accolades-2001 Vintage
92 points - Wine Enthusiast
From a producer that thoroughly understands Napa Bordeaux wines comes this classically proportioned blend, which is dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon. It impresses by its balance, elegance and richness. The blackberry and cherry flavors are enriched with oak, leading to a long and satisfying finish.
88 points - Wine Spectator
"Well-crafted, with ripe, rich complex herb, currant, cedar and sage, supported by firm, ripe tannins that, along with lively acidity, give it a structure and length. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc."
Gold – San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Awards/Accolades-2000 Vintage
91
points Wine Enthusiast Magazine
"What a wonderful wine. St. Supéry continues to show its mastery
with Bordeaux Varieties. Rich, polished and refined, with a good balance of ripe
fruit and oak, and gentle but complex tannins. Drink now."
Best
of Class / Double Gold
San Diego International Wine Competition
90 points Wine and Spirits Magazine
"Fresh black cherry fruit runs straight through this wine, from the initial scents to the broad-shouldered thickness of texture, past the chocolate and orange zest of the sturdy tannins and acidity. The flavors are clear, and the wine is best enjoyed now for their fresh fruit richness with a charred, thick cut steak."
93 points Affairs of the Vine
"Deep garnet in color, Bordeaux in style, this superb Meritage blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot got the attention of our panel. Dill, red plum, current, coffee, and toasty oak on the nose evolve into deep dense rich flavors of wild berry, cassis, chocolate, herb, red and black plum and currant in the mouth with a long and elegant finish. Fresh, yet very masculine and nicely balanced."
 Restaurant Wine Magazine
"Fleshy and full bodied, this is a concentrated wine, with complex flavors, and medium length. It tastes of toast, roasted nut, blueberry, blackberry, and cedar. Medium long, lightly woody finish. Impressive, especially for 2000."
Gold
Medal
Los Angeles County Fair
Ben Giliberti / Washington Post
"Elu 2000 clearly reflects the artful touch of Bordeaux's superstar consulting enologist Michel Rolland and is a notable success for the challenging 2000 vintage. Subtle red cherry and plum aromas lead to medium-bodied, layered palate of cassis and black fruit flavors. With modest tannins and a supple mouth feel, this is ready to drink now. Excellent effort."
Robert Whitley, San Diego Union
"One of the most reasonably priced and consistently outstanding red meritage wines in the Napa Valley."
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