2000 Abreu Thorevilos Proprietary Red - 750ml

2000 Abreu Thorevilos Proprietary Red - 750ml

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2000 Abreu Thorevilos Proprietary Red - 1st Vintage
Is anyone anywhere in the world making more consistently profound wines than the famous viticulturalist David Abreu and his long-time sidekick and assistant, former chef Brad Grimes? Working from relatively small sites, two of them adjacent to the back streets of St. Helena (the six-acre Cappella Vineyard alongside a cemetery and the home estate of Madrona Ranch at the base of Spring Mountain) to the co-owned vineyard with Ric Forman, the magnificent Thorevilos Vineyard behind the Meadowood Resort. There is also his own 2,000-foot elevation site on Howell Mountain.

These wines are all proprietary reds, probably containing at least 60-65% Cabernet Sauvignon, the rest largely Cabernet Franc with a little Petit Verdot and occasionally tiny amounts of Merlot. They spend a full two years in 100% new French oak and are bottled without any fining or filtration. They are exquisite examples of Bordeaux blends that are true first growths in every sense. So how do I go about describing these wines, which are so exciting and satisfying on both hedonistic and intellectual levels?


Product Details

Varietal Proprietary Blend
Vintage 2000
Rating 92 RP
Bottle Size 750 ml
Bottle Quantity 1
Country USA
Region California
Location North Coast
Producer Abreu Vineyards
Color Red
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Winery Details

Varietal Proprietary Blend
Vintage 2000
Rating 92 RP
Barrels
French Oak 
Style
Bordeaux Blend
Owners
David Abreu
Region California
Location North Coast
Producer Abreu Vineyards
Winemaker
Brad Grimes
Production
under 500 cases (approx)

Robert Parker

Rating

92 RP - The first release from the 20-acre Thorevilos Vineyard co-owned by David Abreu and Ric Forman is the 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon Thorevilos a blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. It is a dense sweet black currant-flavored effort with hints of scorched earth cedar and flowers in the background. Fruit-driven mostly blue and black fruits with a Pomerol-like succulence/lushness it should drink well young and evolve for 15+ years. RP

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