2016 Abreu Rothwell Hyde

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 94.3 points

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  3/15/2024 - EyeDoc wrote: 94 Points

  Dark fruits, big and bold, a bit hot but nice long finish. Great stuff.

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  1/27/2022 - LiteItOnFire Likes this wine:

  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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  1/26/2022 - LiteItOnFire Likes this wine:

  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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  1/4/2021 - msuwine wrote: 94 Points

  This earthy and ripe Cabernet blend needs another year or so, but it is awfully good right now - belonging in the ranks of (expensive) second wines in Napa that are truly impressive in their own right (e.g., Bond’s Matriarch, Harlan’s Maiden). I think this will eventually be better than my favorite, the 2015 Rothwell Hyde, if you wait to open in 2022 or later.
  
  Dark red and full in body, the wine offers welcoming aromas of boysenberry, graphite, charcoal, mulberry, and sandalwood. The flavors are a little brooding, with notes of blackberry, espresso, gravel, thyme, and spice cake, with an intense finish that is tannic and juicy (but more of the former at the moment). Decant for two hours if drinking now, but ideally wait another few years. Blend of 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Cabernet France, 8% Petit Verdot, 2% Merlot, and 2% Malbec. 14.5% alcohol. 94+ at the moment. Going strong on second day.

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