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Abreu, Las Posadas 2016
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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2016 Las Posadas is a stunning Howell Mountain wine. Inky, rich and hedonistically beautiful, the 2016 is simply magnificent. Crème de cassis, chocolate, menthol, licorice, lavender, cloves, mint, graphite and crushed rocks are all amped up in the glass. Unctuous, creamy and super-expressive, the Posadas captures the opulence of Howell Mountain. It is simply magnificent in every way.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2016 Las Posadas is a typical young Howell Mountain wine built on minerality, tension and structure. Crushed rocks, graphite, plum, crème de cassis, and lavender are all wonderfully alive in the glass. Refined and perhaps just a bit more lithe than it often is, the 2016 is positively brilliant. I can't wait to taste it from bottle.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2016 Las Posadas is shaping up to be a jewel of a wine. Young Howell Mountain tannins make a strong opening statement. The 2016 is of course an infant, but it exudes richness, power and concentration, all of which should allow it to age effortlessly. Graphite, charcoal, dark spices and intense, inky fruit explode on the huge, dramatic finish. The 2016 looks like it will be a slow ager.
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.
