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Abreu, Thorevilos 2016
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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2016 Thorevilos has developed into a very sexy, racy wine. I don't remember a young Thorevilos being this approachable. Rose petal, mint, sage, dried flowers and mint are some of the many notes that open up with a bit of time in the glass. This is such a gorgeous and totally compelling wine. In a word: superb.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2016 Thorevilos is shockingly refined for a young wine from this site, where in most vintages, the wines are real bruisers for a number of years. Elegance and total sophistication take the place of power in a Thorevilos that is utterly captivating from the very first taste. Hints of rose petal, lavender, mint, pine and spice add the closing flourishes. The 2016 is simply exquisite. I can't wait to taste it from bottle.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2016 Thorevilos is one of the finest wines I have tasted from David Abreu and Brad Grimes. Specifically, the 2016 is powerful and explosive, and yet also wonderfully translucent to a degree that is highly unusual for Napa Valley Cabernet. Savory and floral notes add layers of perfume to the crème de cassis and inky blue fruit. Naturally, the 2016 is embryonic at this stage, but it is also super-polished, not to mention totally alluring.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2016 Thorevilos is shockingly refined for a young wine from this site, where in most vintages, the wines are real bruisers for a number of years. Elegance and total sophistication take the place of power in a Thorevilos that is utterly captivating from the very first taste. Hints of rose petal, lavender, mint, pine and spice add the closing flourishes. The 2016 is simply exquisite. I can't wait to taste it from bottle.
About the Producer
Abreu's label concentrates exclusively on estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon blends. Distribution is limited and sold primarily to members on their direct mailing list. A number of online retailers offer Abreu Vineyards wine, from unknown sources, with prices ranging from $400 to $800 or more per 750ml. In 1998 wine critic Robert Parker included Abreu in his list of the "most influential wine personalities of the last 20 years".Parker awarded the 1997 Madrona Ranch cabernet a 100-point score, one of only 140 wines in the world to receive the honour. As of the 2013 vintage, Abreu Vineyards holds nine 100-point scores from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. 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. 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.
