Abeja Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Red

Uva

Cabernet Sauvignon

País

United States

Região

Columbia Valley (WA) · Columbia Valley

Denominação

Columbia Valley (WA)

Corpo

full

Acidez

medium

Tanino

high

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201293 pts

  This wine is pulled from vineyards across the Columbia Valley, including Heather Hill, Bacchus, Dionysus, Ciel du Cheval and Destiny Ridge. A nuanced wine, it shows winemaker John Abbott in top form with its rich, layered fruit flavors, dazzling sense of texture and lengthy fini…

• 201194 pts

  Tasted pre-release, this is already extraordinary, especially for this challenging vintage. The fruit (from Heather Hill, Kiona and Sagemoor) is dense, dark and detailed—an immaculate and thrilling wine, loaded with cassis, smoke and chocolate. The concentration, balance and len…

• 201092 pts

  Abeja's main production is centered upon their three Cabernets, this one sourced from throughout the Columbia Valley. It plays out broadly across the palate, with flavors of strawberry and raspberry fruit, aged in 60% new French oak. The pretty toast is further enhanced with a s…

• 200995 pts

  Good enough to be a reserve, this includes just 4% Merlot and the rest is all Cabernet. Smooth and supple, with lovely toasty aromatics, it layers rich cherry fruit against the lush barrel spices. A companionable wine, already drinking beautifully, but perfectly fine to cellar f…

• 200888 pts

  This is labeled as Cabernet but is a Bordeaux-style blend that includes small percentages of Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. At the moment the wine is not especially expressive. There are hints of peppery herb in the nose, lightly ripe red fruits, and a pleasing, butter…

• 200797 pts

  Sourced from old-vine Bacchus and Weinbau fruit, this also includes 20% grapes from the estate's Heather Hill vineyard. The aromas are dense and penetrating, with a powerful mix of black fruits, ripe berries, smoke, earth, olive and coffee. From the first sniff to the last swall…

• 200593 pts

  In this warm, ripe, lush and forward vintage, winemaker John Abbott has outdone himself. This is immediately appealing, sending a rush of black cherry and cassis fruit backed with darker notes of coffee, smoke and licorice. The flavors are dense and supple, and the wine combines…