2009 Abreu Cappella
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MJP Hou TX Likes this wine:
98 Points
Saturday, October 10, 2020 - Lunch with Brad Grimes. No formal tasting notes. This was my wow wine of the trip after tasting so many newly released 18's. So balanced. Very complex with primary fruit still evolving. 98+
08 Thorevilos
09 Cappella
10 R.H.
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Comment posted by Mark1npt:
6/11/2021 8:49:00 PM - I had an '07 Howell Mtn about 16 mo ago that drank like it was a '12 or '13.....still such strong primary fruit.....very well made.
Comment posted by MJP Hou TX:
6/12/2021 4:43:00 AM - Mark, Abreu's artisan farming practices tee up Brad’s incredible talent at blending these wines.
Comment posted by Mark1npt:
6/12/2021 5:28:00 AM - Ugh.....I wish I could afford to drink these more often! Quality stuff all the way!
Comment posted by LiteItOnFire:
6/18/2021 10:41:00 PM - Awesome line up and agree 100% with your impressions further validated after my 1 2 punch of ‘09 and ‘10 Thorevilos Capella. Would love to do a high end Napa tasting with 20 people, 15 baller wines all blind.
My line up would be:
Screaming eagle
Screaming eagle second flight
Harlan
Scarecrow
Abreu Thorevilos
Abreu Las Posadas
Abreu Capella
Mag 7
MacDonald
Eisele Vineyards
Memento Mori Dr Crane
Dana Estates Lotus
Colgin - pick two
Kinsman - Rhad
Plus one more
Everyone brings one of the bottles and we get to work. The reason we have more woolen than wine as someone(s) may need to chip in for the screaming.
I can host.
Comment posted by MJP Hou TX:
6/19/2021 1:21:00 PM - Love where your head is at Lite! I'm in.
Comment posted by LiteItOnFire:
6/19/2021 10:00:00 PM - Followed of course by a BMF Bordeaux tasting:
Petrus
Le Pin
Ausone
Lafluer
Cheval Blanc
Lafite Rothschild
Mouton Rothschild
Haut Brion
Margaux
Vieux Chateau Certan
Plus one of other
THEN A FACE OFF BETWEEN THE TOP 5 Bordeaux and top 5 Napa- epic. We would pick the best vintage individually for each wine so they are all epic and aged correctly.
Comment posted by gymnastpro:
11/18/2021 9:17:00 PM - I tasted the 09 Capella with Brad as well. One of the best wines I’ve had this year besides a 14 promontory
Comment posted by MJP Hou TX:
11/19/2021 7:15:00 AM - Gymnastpro, glad to hear you had a similar experience. I've been picking them up as I find them. What else did Brad present?
Comment posted by gymnastpro:
11/19/2021 2:02:00 PM - Yes! Fantastic wine. We were lucky and had a Chard and Sauv Blanc he made. We were also super lucky to have the Las Posadas and Madrona 21 from the fermentation tank. Fermentation had finished a few days prior, and the wines were superb. Both were great, but the 21 Las Posadas was ethereal. The finish is dry due no oak, but the Las Posadas is a 100 point wine guaranteed.
Comment posted by MJP Hou TX:
11/20/2021 6:12:00 AM - I tasted some Kinsman wines at this stage and it was just something else. What a cool experience! Thanks for sharing notes on your Abreu visit.
All the best. MJP