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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.4 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 26 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by CHarder on 1/27/2024 & rated 95 points: This is imo at peak/at prime. Will probably stay here for 5-7yrs. Basically an outstanding Napa Cab balancing fresness and fruit. (335 views) | | | Tasted by havana4 🍾🍇 on 6/10/2023 & rated 94 points: From my good buddy @liteitonfire. Beautiful, bold Napa cab. A very distinct hint of spiciness on the pallet along with strawberries, black cherries, black licorice, and mocha. New world. (851 views) | | | Tasted by MJP Hou TX on 10/1/2022 & rated 94 points: It's been two years since my last opportunity to experience this bottle. Not much has changed as the fruit is still cruising with massive power. Ripe, broadening dark fruits with firm tannic structure. This baby is just getting hitting a window that I enjoy.
Drink or hold 94 (2451 views) | | | Tasted by CHarder on 7/30/2021 & rated 94 points: This is big and bold. But remains fresh. Give it 2-3 yrs and then a 2hr decant. Then I think it will be at its peak. (2366 views) | | | Tasted by MJP Hou TX on 10/10/2020 & rated 95 points: Lunch with Brad Grimes. No formal notes written but this bottling is still a baby next to the others. Still plenty of dark fruit baby fat to shed. This is just fantastic and will gain complexity with time.
08 Thorevilos
09 Cappella
10 R.H. (4403 views) | | | Tasted by CHarder on 8/8/2020 & rated 94 points: Wow. What a fantastic wine. Needs +1hrs decant to open up. Delivers excellent full bodied juice. Not in any way over the top though (2131 views) | | | Tasted by bonedoc on 7/17/2020: Intense, concentrated, mocha, a big boy not for the old world lovers. (1905 views) | | | Tasted by beau11 on 5/8/2020 & rated 96 points: In a great spot. Great balance and persistence. Rich fruits with a nice touch of cigar box. Great midpalate and finish. In a great spot. (2045 views) | | | Tasted by joshabramson on 3/22/2020 & rated 95 points: It’s been 3 years since I last tried this and I believe it has come together since then. Drinking very well now. (1757 views) | | | Tasted by brettay on 4/9/2019 & rated 94 points: Big, rich, bold and decadent. This wine is quintessential Napa Cabernet Sauvignon made in a ripe style. Intense black currant, black cherry, mocha, incense, and molasses form the foundation of this dark, brooding wine. Despite the richness there is a surprising amount of lift from violets, minerals, and tobacco leaf elements. I presume this is some amount of Cabernet Franc blended in. If your preference is old world wines, stay away, otherwise enjoy the ride. Eight years old and still an infant with a finish that is still awash in tannins. (2848 views) | | | Tasted by Hanibal on 10/14/2018 & rated 92 points: Very concentrated and actually tastes more like a ripe Bordeaux than a cali cab. Went perfect with steaks. Opened 4 hours before then 1 hour decant and was ready to drink. Early on was still closed on the nose but after it was singing. Very concentrated wine staining to a certain degree. Still young but approachable. All in very good!. (3376 views) | | | Tasted by D3S on 10/13/2018 & rated 94 points: Deep purple, nice nose, great blue and purple fruit, cassis, full bodied with nice finish. Paired amazingly well with ribeye steak. It continuously improved over two hours. Drinking very well. I would definitely buy again. (1929 views) | | | Tasted by drdan8 on 11/11/2017 & rated 95 points: This is a stellar St Helena offering ! The wine speaks of refined pedigree, precision, and controlled power. Removed from a 56 degree cellar and decanted for 1 hour with occasional swirling.
Beautiful bouquet of spiced plum, birch, boysenberry, cigar ash, and Christmas potpourri. Although it saturates the palate with well delineated and rich fruit, the wine is more about structure and grace.The wine just glides seamlessly with an explosion of cinnamon, blackberry, sugar coated plum, and clove nuance. Nice grip and extension on the back end. Reminded me of some of the Colgin offerings although not quite at that level here.
Those that can hold for another 2-3 years should experience even more dramatic nuance. Some of these higher end 2010 wines are really coming in to their own. I can only imagine how wonderful the top end Abreu's must be as they are quite beyond my affordability.... (3638 views) | | | Tasted by joshabramson on 2/26/2017 & rated 94 points: Relatively restrained style of napa cab. Good fruit but not at all showy or overly forward. There is still a lot of structure here, I'd guess this will be better in 2-3 years. Quite nice! (4238 views) | | | Tasted by The Wine Guy on 2/7/2015 & rated 94 points: Black and red cherry, dark fruits, tight tannins deep color vanilla, cedar, licorice layers of structure.
needs time and decant did not do either. (8507 views) | | | Tasted by Beauchad on 12/29/2014 & rated 95 points: This is a very big wine with loads of dark fruit, spice, tannins and structure. The potential is tremendous and this wine will need every bit of 7-10 years to reach its pinnacle. Will follow this one. (5455 views) | | | Tasted by LSussman on 7/26/2014: - Violet color with a long finish - Very dark almost opaque. Tannins are present but potential here obvious. This baby needs another five years at least to come into harmony. (6578 views) | | | Tasted by shadow on 7/20/2014 & rated 96 points: Big rich and loaded with spice.
Lingers on the palate, that rich afterglow you did not expect. (5409 views) | | | Tasted by MikeZ on 4/9/2014: Itchy trigger finger on this one, I know--this is a big wine, all the stuffing, just in need of a little cellaring and let the finish come together more and alleviate some of the youthful tannins. I think this will be great in a few years. (5051 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, New Releases from Napa Valley: 2012 and 2013 (Dec 2014) (10/1/2014)
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| Abreu Producer website
Abreu Vineyards is of famed vineyard manager David Abreu. Mr. Abreu’s farming skills are in extremely high demand, and he oversees many of the Napa Valley’s most prestigious vineyard properties.
Region: Napa Valley
Sub Region: St Helena
David Abreu and his winemaker, Brad Grimes produce four single vineyard red wines under Abreu Vineyards company. The labels are; Madrona Ranch, Cappella, Thorevilos, and Las Posadas. There is a fifth wine which is a blend of all four properties called, Rothwell Hyde. Wines are available for purchase though their direct mailing list only.
This is a highly sought after label that is owned by vineyard manager-extraordinaire David Abreu, also known as, “the grower to the stars.” He has farmed for many illustrious estates including current and past clients such as; Colgin, Staglin, Bryant, Kenzo, Sloan, Marciano, Harlan Estate, and Screaming Eagle.
David Abreu, a third-generation rancher from St. Helena, founded Abreu Vineyards in 1980 after working briefly at Caymus Vineyards. That year he formed David Abreu Vineyard Management, working with pioneering winemaker Richard Forman to manage ranching operations at Inglenook Winery.
Abreu and Forman became friends and traveled frequently to Bordeaux, where they observed French winemaking operations. They brought back French rootstock, trellis designs, and Bordelais planting and farming techniques.[1]
Abreu's fame spread as more wineries hired David Abreu Vineyard Management company to plant and manage ranching operations. By 1999 he was considered the premier viticulturist for premium grapes in Napa Valley.[2] Abreu's company has raised grapes for some of the most respected wineries in Napa and Sonoma Valleys including Blankiet Estate, Acacia Vineyard, Staglin Family Vineyards, Jones Family Vineyards, Bressler Vineyards, Colgin Cellars, Pahlmeyer Vineyard, Sloan Estate, Bryant Family Vineyard, Fisher Vineyards, Oakford Vineyards, Araujo Estate Wines, Grace Family Vineyard, Viader Vineyards, and Harlan estate, among others.
In 1998 eminent wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr. included Abreu in his list of the "most influential wine personalities of the last 20 years."[3] In 2006 Abreu was hired to replant the Screaming Eagle Winery vineyards.[4]
The wines
Abreu Vineyards concentrates exclusively on estate-grown cabernet sauvignon blends. Robert Parker gave the 1997 Madrona Ranch cabernet perfect 100-point score, one of only 140 wines in the world to receive the honor.[5] In the "Judgment of Sauternes," in October, 2006 the 1997 cabernet was judged the #1 wine in the world by the Grand Jury Européen.[6]
In the late 1990s Abreu and Forman jointly purchased and planted the 20-acre Thorevilos Vineyard. They released Abreu's first cabernet from that vineyard in 2000.[7]
Distribution is extremely limited, although a number of online wine sellers do advertise Abreu wines at $100 to $600 or more per bottle. Production was 500 cases in 1999.
References
^ Forman (2000). Launching Bordeaux-Style Wines in the Napa Valley:. University of California, Berkeley, Regional Oral History Office, pp.106-109.
^ Forman, 2000, p. 37
^ Parker, Robert. "The most influential wine personalities of the last 20 years", The Wine Advocate, December 23, 1998.
^ Murphy, Linda. "Worth its weight in gold? Why some people happily pay $500 for a bottle of wine", San Francisco Chronicle, August 3, 2006.
^ Robert Parker's 100 Point Wines. Wine-Searcher (May, 2005). Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
^ Anson, Jane. "California in pole position yet again", Decanter.com, October 24, 2006. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
^ Foreman, 2000, pp. 124-125
Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)St. Helena Appellation Napa Valley
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