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• jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 97 points

  February 23, 2024 - Similar to prior notes after double decanting for 2.5 hrs; outstanding, ready to drink, no rush

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• jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 98 points

  May 28, 2023 - Similar to prior note after double decanting for 2 hrs, except that this bottle had entered peak drinking; outstanding, ready to drink, no rush

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• LiteItOnFire Likes this wine:

  January 26, 2022 - Ok so it’s uncomfortable to type our lineup out but I find as I get older if I don’t write it down I won’t remember but wow a top wine night it was.
  
  Started at Anhelo in downtown Phoenix and then consumed rest elsewhere. No ratings as I am still recovering from COVID palate syndrome and some wines didn’t taste right while others were perfect (no clue why).
  
  Wednesday
  NV Legras & Haas Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs
  2000 Dom P2
  2005 Abreu Madrona Ranch (impacted by palate)
  2007 Abreu Cappella WOTN
  2014 Abreu Thorevilos (needs 5 more years)
  2015 Abreu Rothwell Hyde
  2016 Abreu Rothwell Hyde (fun to tatse here and the next day) these are not second wines but stand on their own merit and represent floor fruit vs Mountain)
  2000 Pavie Macq
  2005 Pichon Baron
  2010 Cos d’Estournel (for this night how my palate reacted this was the Bordeaux WOTN but easily topped by Abreu)
  
  Thursday
  2014 Abreu Cappella (this still needs a lot of time but seems to be in a more accessible window than Thorevilos)
  2016 Abreu Rothwell Hyde
  
  Abreu is one of the few singular wineries in the US that doesn’t manipulate the terroir (vintage, soil, climate, vineyard management, location, etc) to create a constantly similar wine rather let’s the artistry create the best possible wine with all the rawness, power, structure, breadth and depths, nooks and crannies, kaleidoscope of flavors And this is where it is so compelling Year in and Ywar out- it’s always always so unique every vintage and each wine easily different from each other that if I could drink one winery every day for the rest of my life, it would be Abreu. To further illustrate my feelings, yes mom I have some, Brad is so fing talented his 2011s are slaying it- not meaning they are good for one of the worst vintages in our lifetime but as a stand-alone not knowing it was 2011 (which means I am buying 2017s without hesitation and will pick up additional 2011s and 2017s when they hit the market on resale). Don’t get me wrong I also love wines that are always constantly similar as well but there is nothing like these extreme quality wines that are always so different for someone like me with wine ADHD.

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• jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 96 points

  January 20, 2022 - Double decanted for 2 hrs, deep ruby, dark fruit, med/firm tannins, long finish; outstanding, but still a little young, hold for another year or so. It was outdone by the 05 Futo that was fully open for business

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• John III Does not like this wine:

  January 15, 2022 - Corked

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• 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 5 (0%)
• In Cellars 780 (69%)
• Consumed 349 (31%)

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