Community Tasting Notes 49

• Highlander wrote:

  November 21, 2023 - Wow....deep licorice flavors along with very dark cherry flavours mixed with tobacco. This was so good that next time, no dinner. maybe just some Jambon Iberico,

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• MariusA Likes this wine: 94 points

  November 4, 2023 - Agree with all the other notes that highlight the youthfulness of this wine. It's dark, concentrated, and almost syrupy. However, what I really miss in this bottle is the acidity and structure to go with it. When I first had this wine four years ago, it was all there and it was a 100-point wine for me. I've since had three other bottles of the '02 trying to chase the first experience but it just hasn't been the same. It could be bottle variation but it could also suggest that it's hit its peak. I have seven bottles left in the cellar and will keep you updated if anything changes.

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• John III Likes this wine: 97 points

  January 14, 2023 - Jan 2023: Decanted 1.5 hours. First sip without food lay heavily on the palate with a long, long finish. At least 60 seconds. Tastes of dark chocolate, sweet cherries, soy sauce, and some brighter red fruit recalling the 1997 we had some years ago that seemed to hold a brand new life inside of it, not something that has been aging over two decades. We started the meal with a Thai-inspired coconut soup, and followed that with a rack of lamb, roasted chestnuts, and asparagus in a lemony sauce. This wine's aroma was reminiscent of the $50-80 cabernet I've been finding, only this was then better. A bit more yeast in the aroma, and a much longer lasting finish. The aroma haunting the glass, even an empty one, was as remarkable as the flavor. Dark chocolate, summer bing cherries so sweet it reminds you nature's sugar is the best sugar. Abreu is a rare experience, and the ones I get online I can never tell if they'll be good. Why would someone sell such a wine once they had it and knew what it was?

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• warrenpeace wrote: 98 points

  July 4, 2022 - Just superb and plenty of life left, at least 10 years. A strong core of fruit enveloped by silky tannins. Everything you would want in a Cali Cab.

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• shaferguy91 wrote: 97 points

  November 16, 2021 - Best Cab in a long time. No sign of decline.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2002
• 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 20 (1%)
• In Cellars 1,037 (62%)
• Consumed 625 (37%)

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