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Abreu Vineyards

Winery in Napa Valley, California

Field	Value
winery_name	Abreu Vineyards
winery_logo	Abreu vineyards logo.png
location_city	St. Helena, CA
location_country	USA
appellation
other_labels	Madrona Ranch, Cappella, Thorevilos, Las Posadas
year_founded	1980
first_vintage	1987
key_people	David Abreu, Viticulturist
Brad Grimes, Winemaker
other_product1	Estate Grown Olive Oil
homepage
distribution	limited

Brad Grimes, Winemaker

Abreu Vineyards is a winery in Napa Valley, California founded by the viticulturist David Abreu.

History

In 1980, David formed David Abreu Vineyard Management, working with winemaker Richard Forman to manage ranching operations at Inglenook Winery.{{cite book

By 1999, he was described by Forman as "probably the premier viticulturist for premium grapes in Napa Valley." In 2006 Abreu was hired to replant vineyards at Screaming Eagle Winery and Vineyards.

Wine

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 honor. As of the 2021 vintage, Abreu Vineyards holds twelve, 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 winecase. In the late 1990s Abreu and Forman jointly leased and planted the 20 acre Thorevilos Vineyard. They released Abreu's first cabernet from that vineyard in 2000.

References

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.
Parker, Robert. (1998-12-23). "The most influential wine personalities of the last 20 years". The Wine Advocate.
(May 2005). "Robert Parker's 100 Point Wines".
"Robert Parker Wine Advocate".
Anson, Jane. (2006-10-24). "California in pole position yet again".
Foreman, 2000, pp. 124-125

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