Broad and rich in feel, with notes of tobacco, bittersweet cocoa and alder woven in and around a core of steeped black currant and blackberry fruit. Shows solid grip too, with a strong loamy tug through the finish as the fruit pumps along. Approachable for the fruit, but there's no rush here. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Merlot and Malbec. Best from 2024 through 2036. 270 cases made.??–JM??Region: California / Napa / Napa Valley Select to Add

This is a serious Cabernet that checks all the boxes, with waves of rich plum, black currant and fig preserves laced with smoldering tobacco, cast iron, dried bay leaf, espresso crema and alder. There's ample grip, but it's integrated, and the finish has cut and drive despite its heft. Large-scaled but balanced. Patience required. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Merlot. Best from 2024 through 2038. 264 cases made.??–JM??Region: California / Napa / Napa Valley Select to Add

Steeped plum, blackberry and boysenberry fruit flavors lead the way, with racy singed alder, licorice and sweet tobacco notes chasing them. There's a graphite edge driving through the middle of the finish, while the edges are polished and suave in feel. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec. Best from 2022 through 2034. 273 cases made.??–JM??Region: California / Napa / Napa Valley Select to Add

Offers distinctive sassafras and wild herb aromas, quickly backed up by gently steeped plum, currant and raspberry fruit flavors. Picks up warm earth and tobacco notes, with a racy iron streak buried deeply on the finish. Delivering fruit, minerality, depth and cut, this is one for the cellar. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Merlot and Malbec. Best from 2022 through 2038. 334 cases made.??–JM??Region: California / Napa / Napa Valley Select to Add

The least expensive and most easily drinkable wine out of the gate from Abreu is his Rothwell Hyde, and the 2013 Rothwell Hyde delivers the goods with its notes of roasted coffee, black currants, licorice, caramel, and spice. It is medium to full-bodied, has terrific fruit intensity, and a long, heady, chewy finish. It obviously can’t stand on its own against the likes of Cappella, Madrona Ranch, Las Posadas or Thorevilos, but it is a heck of a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine. Drink it over the next 12-15 years