Abreu, Napa Valley, Madrona Ranch 2010 Loire this is how I imagine

this is how I imagine it would taste

Michel Laurent (who is more famously known as the owner of Rhône negociant Tardieu-Laurent) is not the producer or owner of Château Paradis

and it doesn’t start to gain its hallmark gaminess until after a few years in bottle

Wine Advocate #187

the bicentenary house has the finest and most prestigious wine cellars in the region

Abreu, Napa Valley, Madrona Ranch 2010 Loire this is how I imagineIn 3 bottle Original Carton 98 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate The 2010 Madrona Ranch, which David Abreu told me he crop thinned by at least 50%, is a more backward, tannic, brooding wine at present. An inky purple color and lots of baking spice, espresso, black and blue fruits, and hints of graphite and toast emerge from this wine as well as formidable tannins in the finish. However, the tannins are sweet and well integrated in this big,