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2012 Abreu Madrona Ranch Vineyard Proprietary Red - 750ml

2012 Abreu Madrona Ranch Vineyard Proprietary Red - 750ml

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2012 Abreu Madrona Ranch Vineyard Proprietary Red - 100 pts!
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?

     
Varietal Proprietary Blend
Vintage 2012
Rating 100 RP
Bottle Size 750 ml
Bottle Quantity 1
Country USA
Region California
Location North Coast
Producer Abreu Vineyards
Color Red
Wine Type Table
Rating 100 RP - A candidate for perfection, the 2012 Madrona Ranch clearly includes a high percentage of Cabernet Franc (45%) in the blend given the extraordinary perfume this wine generates. An enormous blast of violets, mulberries, black currants and licorice-infused blackberries as well as hints of unsmoked cigar tobacco and forest floor soar from the glass of this full-bodied, voluptuously textured, inky-colored, dense, rich, pedal-to-the-metal proprietary red. This has virtually perfect balance, a flawless integration of all its component parts, and an enormous finish of close to a minute. This should turn out to be an amazing wine. Moreover, 2012 is a generous vintage in terms of production. RP
Wine Spectator
Burghound
Varietal Proprietary Blend
Vintage 2012
Rating 100 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)
    Varietal Proprietary Blend
    Vintage 2012
    Rating 100 RP
    Bottle Size 750 ml
    Bottle Quantity 1
    Country USA
    Region California
    Location North Coast
    Producer Abreu Vineyards
    Color Red
    Wine Type Table
    Varietal Proprietary Blend
    Vintage 2012
    Rating 100 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 100 RP - A candidate for perfection, the 2012 Madrona Ranch clearly includes a high percentage of Cabernet Franc (45%) in the blend given the extraordinary perfume this wine generates. An enormous blast of violets, mulberries, black currants and licorice-infused blackberries as well as hints of unsmoked cigar tobacco and forest floor soar from the glass of this full-bodied, voluptuously textured, inky-colored, dense, rich, pedal-to-the-metal proprietary red. This has virtually perfect balance, a flawless integration of all its component parts, and an enormous finish of close to a minute. This should turn out to be an amazing wine. Moreover, 2012 is a generous vintage in terms of production. RP
    Antonio Galloni Rating
    Wine Spectator Rating
    Burghound Rating

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