2001 Abreu - Madrona Ranch (Cabernet Sauvignon) Cabernet Sauvignon - USA - California - Napa - Napa Valley - Red

The 2001 Abreu Madrona Ranch is outstanding. Hints of berries, lead pencil savings, forest floor, with layers of taste that keep opening up like an endless present. The taste lasts longer than a minute and the color is a gorgeous very deep ruby red, not inky or purple. The wine is silky smooth, very well balanced and needed only an hour in the decanter for it to open up. This wine is opulent, seductive, contemplative and a testament to David Abreu's vision. The 2001 is very drinkable now. I drank a the 2002 Madrona the night before the two wines are as different as night and day. The 2002 is big, bold but very well balanced and structurally deep but its immature compared to the 2001 which is much more polished and refined. Both are extremely good wines but I liked the 2001 so much better that I opened another bottle the following night and it was just as outstanding as it was the night before. I loved the label on the back of the bottle: 500 Cases Estate, Grown, and Produced by Abreu Vineyards. The wine is seductive, opulent, contemplative and the best of Napa Valley. With only 6000 bottles produced if you want to drink an outstanding and memorable bottle of wine then buy the 2001 Abreu Madrona Ranch because its not going to be around for long. It's an outstanding wine and absolutely enjoyable wine to drink now. The 2001 is flawless whereas the 2002 needs more time to develop. Btween the two years the 2001 is superior. There's nothing not to love about it.

Upon opening this was very aromatic but tough and overpowering in the mouth. Double decanted and drank 4 hrs later. Huge, huge wine. Paled a very good 01' Mondavi Reserve in respect to sheer size. Straightforward currant, intense & concentrated.Endless finish. This bottle lacked somewhat in complexity. I expected more depth of flavor. Critics of Napa wines being too over the top would not have liked this. I personally enjoyed it; however would have liked more complexity.

Young (From 2010 To 2020)

Good paring with red meats. One of the more solid vintages to date.