Vinous

• By Stephen Tanzer
  Washington: Various Shades of Hot (Oct 2017), 10/1/2017 (link)

  (Abeja Cabernet Sauvignon Washington Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Full Pull

• By Paul Zitarelli
  Full Pull a New Chapter, 6/16/2017

  (Abeja Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon) Hello friends. Today we are witnessing a new chapter for Washington wine. Abeja has been a hit amongst our list members for years, and is a rockstar example of what the Washington wine world can do. Today, we’re offering the 8th consecutive vintage of the Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and the hard-to-get-your-hands-on Columbia Valley Merlot. While it may be considered old news now, Abeja has gone through some big changes over the last few years. John and Molly Abbott departed the winery in 2015. After the departure, Abeja announced that they hired Dan Wampfler (previously of Dunham Cellars) into the lead winemaking role, along with his wife, Amy Alvarez-Wampfler, formerly the head winemaker at Sinclair Estate Vineyards. Dan and Amy are both outstanding winemakers in their own right, and we’ve been excited to see what this duo will do at the helm of this Washington wine darling. The pair has been with Abeja for just over a year and a half now, leading the way for an exciting future. The 2014 vintage marks a special one for Abeja; while this vintage still has some of John’s signature fingerprint attached to it, it marks the first red release with Dan and Amy’s influence. With talented winemakers on either side of this bottling, it’s hard not to be excited about these quintessential Washington wines. See key for # of bottles currently available.