1993 Abreu Cabernet Sauvignon Madrona Ranch

Community Tasting Notes (39) Avg Score: 93.0 points

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  11/11/2023 - Bob H wrote:

  I don’t drink a lot of California Cabernet, but this is pretty nice. Good persistence through the finish, nicely balanced, with nice berry fruit on the nose. Really nice.

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  12/24/2022 - wa2ofd Likes this wine:

  Beautiful still. Subtle fruit and a little thin. Drink up.

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  2/25/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  Weekend at Bernie's; 2/25/2022-2/27/2022 (Vero Beach): These wines continue to stun me. If the first two wines we had were very much traditional Napa and the next two were much more old world in style this is like all of the stuff I like about old world but taking advantage of the Napa fruit. It's complex, interesting, still quite bright. Long life ahead. Always wish we could find more of these.

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  7/13/2021 - msuwine wrote: 94 Points

  This layered and balanced Cabernet is drinking impressively, with an elegant mouthfeel, lively acidity, and savory flavors. Light garnet in color and medium in body, the wine looks like a Burgundy but smells like mature Bordeaux goodness - e.g., sandalwood, black cherry, pencil lead, and ground pepper. The flavors, seamless and subdued, include leather, gravel, and olive tapenade, followed by a graceful and layered finish with some dry tannin (i.e., bay leaf) and a hint of sweetness (i.e., pure California). 12.8% alcohol.
  
  Madrona was the first of the Abreu sites, and this wine is still going strong as it approaches the three-decade mark. This was likely more powerful years ago, but it is still a balanced and delicious wine. Made by Ric Forman. Decant a few hours, but don't go overboard (i.e., it got plummy at the 5+ hour mark). Drink in next few years.

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  2/22/2021 - SARED wrote: 93 Points

  92-93. PNP. Wine stood for months prior to opening. Slightly crumbly cork needed Durand with a lot of sediment discarded in last 1-2 oz. on PNP the wine was a 94+ with brooding, deep dark red fruits, herbal notes, savory tobacco and a seam of animal fur. Over time the wine opened up to more red raspberry, sour cherry and bretty animal fur. Became like a more boisterous lynch bage, with more ripeness and more funk. I don't mind funk, but this was too much funk for me as it continued to open. 92 on the last glass.

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