Napa Valley - Howell Mountain - Abreu Vineyard - Las Posadas 2009 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2009 Napa Valley Howell Mountain Las Posadas from Abreu Vineyards is a California red wine made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. This cuvée comes from the Las Posadas vineyard, located on Howell Mountain, one of the four wine estates developed and planted by David Abreu in the Napa Valley. The site, gradually developed on a steep, wooded terrain, is now identified by the estate as Las Posadas Howell Mountain. A quintessential Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon rooted in mountain expression.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- Etats-Unis
- Région
- Californie
- Appellation
- Napa Valley
- Producteur / Domaine
- Abreu Vineyards
- Cuvée
- Las Posadas
- Millésime
- 2009
Abreu Vineyards
Abreu Vineyards is the estate of David Abreu, a major figure in contemporary Napa Valley viticulture. Its Bordeaux-inspired red wines come from four distinct vineyards — Madrona Ranch, Cappella, Thorevilos, and Las Posadas — farmed and vinified separately to preserve their identity. Brad Grimes leads the winemaking, notably through the co-fermentation of grape varieties harvested at shared maturity and through a particularly strict selection of barrels.
- Owner
- David Abreu
- Maître de chais
- Brad Grimes
- Surface (ha)
- 34.80 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 12000
Histoire du domaine
Coming from a family of Napa Valley cattle ranchers and farmers, David Abreu worked in the region's historic vineyards from his youth. He founded his viticultural management company in 1980 and developed Madrona Ranch, which became the historic core of Abreu Vineyards. A first winemaking attempt took place in 1986, but David Abreu refused to commercialize that vintage; the 1987 thus constitutes the first vintage actually sold. The estate subsequently expanded to Cappella, a former St. Helena vineyard site planted as early as 1869, and then to Thorevilos, whose first grapes were harvested in 2000. David Abreu also acquired in 2000 the high-altitude property that would become Las Posadas, on Howell Mountain, and carried out the initial plantings there in 2002. By 2006, the estate's four vineyards were simultaneously in production. The winemaking, now directed by Brad Grimes, maintains the co-fermentation practiced from the very beginning and subjects around one hundred barrels to a selection that limits final production to some 12,000 bottles.
Las Posadas
Las Posadas is a red wine from a single Abreu wine estate located on Howell Mountain, above the fog line. This cuvée brings together the five Bordeaux grape varieties grown on the site: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Merlot, and Malbec. Its first documented vintage is 2006.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The name draws on Las Posadas, the local name used by David Abreu for this sector of Howell Mountain and the road leading to the property.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2006
- Style of the cuvée
- A high-altitude Bordeaux blend seeking the precise expression of the Howell Mountain site, featuring a firm structure, depth, and aging potential.
- Position within the range
- One of Abreu's great single-vineyard blends, alongside Madrona Ranch, Cappella, and Thorevilos.
Histoire de la cuvée
David Abreu acquired the Howell Mountain property in 2000 and planted the vineyard there in 2002, matching the grape varieties to the soil, exposure, and altitude. Following a lengthy development of the site, the single-vineyard Las Posadas wine was produced for the first time in 2006.
