Abreu Cappella St. Helena 2014 | $NA
Hello. This is a Richard Serra sculpture in a glass -- broad, tall, rich, dense and seemingly stolid until you get into it. That's where its layers of steeped currant, fig and blackberry start to show definition, while sweet tobacco, espresso crema, alder smoke and warm earth notes run underneath. There's cut and drive, too, with the lingering energy on the finish bringing you back for more. An immense and gorgeous red that is evolving at a glacial pace. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Merlot. -- Blind 2014 California Cabernet retrospective (June 2024). Drink now through 2045. 283 cases made. Published on September 19, 2024 stagin
Wine Type and Color
Red Still
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96 Intense, with waves of dark currant, warmed fig and steeped blackberry flavors, inlaid liberally with smoldering charcoal and tobacco notes. Baker's chocolate accents fill in the available space on the finish, lending to the muscular feel while adding detail. This draws deep water. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Merlot. Best from 2023 through 2040. 283 cases made. —JM
Drinkability
Primary Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon, native to Bordeaux, has thick blue skins, giving the resulting wines plentiful tannins and phenolics and making them particularly ageworthy. Over the past 50 years, Cabernet Sauvignon has spread to all of the New World's major winegrowing regions, and it remains one of France's most important grapes.
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Published on September 19, 2024
Region
California / Napa / St. Helena
Abreu Cappella St. Helena 2014 | $NA
Hello. This is a Richard Serra sculpture in a glass -- broad, tall, rich, dense and seemingly stolid until you get into it. That's where its layers of steeped currant, fig and blackberry start to show definition, while sweet tobacco, espresso crema, alder smoke and warm earth notes run underneath. There's cut and drive, too, with the lingering energy on the finish bringing you back for more. An immense and gorgeous red that is evolving at a glacial pace. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Merlot. -- Blind 2014 California Cabernet retrospective (June 2024). Drink now through 2045. 283 cases made. Published on September 19, 2024
Wine Type and Color
Red Still
See all reviews of this wine (1)
96 Intense, with waves of dark currant, warmed fig and steeped blackberry flavors, inlaid liberally with smoldering charcoal and tobacco notes. Baker's chocolate accents fill in the available space on the finish, lending to the muscular feel while adding detail. This draws deep water. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Merlot. Best from 2023 through 2040. 283 cases made. —JM
Drinkability
Primary Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon, native to Bordeaux, has thick blue skins, giving the resulting wines plentiful tannins and phenolics and making them particularly ageworthy. Over the past 50 years, Cabernet Sauvignon has spread to all of the New World's major winegrowing regions, and it remains one of France's most important grapes.
