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• Elkcims Likes this wine: 96 points

  March 31, 2024 - 2 hour slo-ox. Blackberry, leather, well integrated tannins; silky texture.

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• Bryanb2002 wrote: 96 points

  January 27, 2024 - A very good wine that is drinking at its peak. Even with the age on it a decant was needed.i get a mix of tertiary and dark fruits while drinking this wine, I suspect the red fruits have faded due to time but it’s still very enjoyable. What surprised me though was the still present tannins and while the finish is not short it’s not as long as some Abreu bottles I’ve had particularly the Thor. Really good bottle all the same, but if I owned more, I would drink them soon.

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• gteran76 wrote: 90 points

  October 1, 2023 - My top wine for my birthday celebration weekend.
  
  Decanted for 2 hours as recommended by several CTs. The body is medium plus to full body, dark notes and fair complexity. Finish in the short side. It’s my first time drinking the Madrona version so I have no way of comparing it, maybe this bottle was not well stored since I bought it at WineBid…
  
  In any case this is the least exiting Abreu wine I have ever had, just decent and considering the price tag a total failure.
  
  We had it with Australian Wagyu Filet Mignon medium rare. The fat helped it a bit but never god better despite leaving a glass for 2 hours later…

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• galewskj wrote: 95 points

  July 26, 2023 - Open that bottle - Joe chooses 2008 Abreu Madrona (Jason's house): Decanted 2 hours. Tomato, smoked meat, blackberry, balsamic, slight alcohol that I think blew off, at least mostly. Leather, spice, somewhat liqueured aka cassis. This continued to integrated with time and I probably should have decanted 3 hours. For the first 45 minutes in glass, the wine was just over my level of acceptability for "bigness" but it either calmed down or I got used to it. Ideally you would open this in 5+ years. But if you want to drink one now, 3 hour decant should get you there.

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• AGELVIS Likes this wine: 98 points

  July 26, 2023 - Two hour decant. Very deep dark magenta color (little sign of age). Black cherry cobbler, baker’s chocolate, and balsamic dressing. Smooth, dry palate, with wonderful, tongue coating acidity. Firm, full tannins on the long finish.
  
  I suspect this is drinking at its peak and has likely been peaking for five years already. A wine drinking buddy (Joe) of I’d Rather Be Drinking Wine was kind enough to open this at a great dinner party. The theme of the party was “You’re going to open THAT bottle?”.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Abreu
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Madrona Ranch
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• Pending Delivery 14 (1%)
• In Cellars 1,083 (68%)
• Consumed 494 (31%)

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