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Abreu Proprietary Red Las Posadas 2012
The Winery
Abreu Vineyards
David Abreu has been associated with many top Napa Valley vineyards like Bryant Family, Harlan Estate, and even Screaming Eagle. Abreu founded his own vineyard management company in 1980, working with at the time winemaker Richard Forman. They would frequently travel to Bordeaux to gain knowledge on vineyard management, farming techniques, and to further develop their winemaking philosophy. Abreu honed his skills for Bordelais farming style in the New World. In 1986, Abreu purchased his first vine which was the start of his own winery. David Abreu is a perfectionist with his clients’ and his own wine, and it shows in his purely world-class wines.
Summary
The Abreu Proprietary Red Las Posadas 2012 is a distinguished Cabernet-based blend from the high-altitude Las Posadas Vineyard on Howell Mountain, renowned for its volcanic soils. With a tiny production and estate farming by a noted Napa viticulturist, this wine showcases the excellence of the 2012 vintage. It presents a deep, inky color and a full-bodied profile rich with flavors of blackberry jam, cassis, and subtle spices, complemented by notes of forest floor and cedar. The wine is structured and powerful yet remains polished, promising excellent aging potential of 25-30 years. A blend that balances intensity with elegance, making it a highly collectible choice.
Tasting Notes
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- The 2012 Las Posadas Proprietary Red is a massive fruit bomb from that high-elevation vineyard. Forest floor, floral notes, lead pencil shavings, licorice, fruitcake, cedar wood and oodles of black fruits soar from the glass and from the palate of this full-bodied, majestic, multi-layered wine. Like most 2012s, it is really strutting it’s stuff. It is still obviously young, but dramatic and flamboyant. This sensational wine should age effortlessly for 25-30+ years.
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