Abreu Vineyards is a winery in Napa Valley, California founded by the viticulturist David Abreu.
| Abreu Vineyards | |
|---|---|
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| Location | St. Helena, CA, USA |
| Other labels | Madrona Ranch, Cappella, Thorevilos, Las Posadas |
| Founded | 1980 |
| First vintage | 1987 |
| Key people | David Abreu, Viticulturist Brad Grimes, Winemaker |
| Other products | Estate Grown Olive Oil |
| Website | abreuvineyards |
History
editIn 1980, David formed David Abreu Vineyard Management, working with winemaker Richard Forman to manage ranching operations at Inglenook Winery.[1]
By 1999 he was considered[by whom?] the premier viticulturist for premium grapes in Napa Valley.[2] In 2006 Abreu was hired to replant vineyards at Screaming Eagle Winery and Vineyards.[3]
Wine
editIn 1998 wine critic Robert Parker included Abreu in his list of the "most influential wine personalities of the last 20 years".[4] Parker awarded the 1997 Madrona Ranch cabernet a 100-point score, one of only 140 wines in the world to receive the honor.[5] As of the 2021 vintage, Abreu Vineyards holds twelve, 100-point scores from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate.[6]
In the "Judgment of Sauternes" of October, 2006, the 1995 vintage Cabernet blend was judged the winner among Cabernet-Merlot blends from Bordeaux and California, 16 each, in a blind tasting arranged by the Grand Jury Européen.[7] The 1999 production was 500 cases (45.000 hL; 1,188.774 U.S. gal). In the late 1990s Abreu and Forman jointly leased and planted the 20-acre (8.1 ha) Thorevilos Vineyard. They released Abreu's first cabernet from that vineyard in 2000.[8]
References
edit- ^ Forman, Richard (2000). Launching Bordeaux-Style Wines in the Napa Valley. University of California, Berkeley, Regional Oral History Office. pp. 106–109.
- ^ Forman, 2000, p. 37
- ^ Murphy, Linda (2006-08-03). "Worth its weight in gold? Why some people happily pay $500 for a bottle of wine". The San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
- ^ Parker, Robert (1998-12-23). "The most influential wine personalities of the last 20 years". No. 120. The Wine Advocate.
- ^ "Robert Parker's 100 Point Wines". May 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-11-15. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
- ^ "Robert Parker Wine Advocate".
- ^ Anson, Jane (2006-10-24). "California in pole position yet again". Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
- ^ Foreman, 2000, pp. 124-125