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Abreu, Thorevilos 2019
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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2019 Thorevilos is the first wine from a site just outside St. Helena that replaces the former vineyard where this wine was made. David Abreu planted the 'new' Thorevilos (previously Arns), which is very close to the former Thorevilos (today Ecotone). Naturally, the 2019 has to be considered a wine of transition. From barrel, the 2019 offers plenty of dark fruit with a softer tannin profile than readers have come to expect for this wine. There is quite a bit of redevelopment going on here. It will be interesting to see how things shape up in the coming years.
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.
