Abreu - Madrona Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 (750ml) Mavrotragano

Abreu - Madrona Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 (750ml) Mavrotragano100 Wine Advocate Review Date: 12 2000 As I reported last year, the 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon Madrona Ranch is a perfect Cabernet Sauvignon. It has been in bottle for over a year, and this wine, like all the others, has easily soaked up its aging in 100% new Taransaud barrels. It is a sumptuous, unctuously textured, fabulously concentrated Cabernet Sauvignon that hits all the sweet spots on the palate, and puts the olfactory senses into overdrive. The

intense and complemented by a hint of gooseberry and lime flavors

ALL THESE EFFORTS ARE AIMED AT A SINGLE RESULT: IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE GRAPES

mature wine

Drunk young they are vibrant and fresh with aromas of fruit its color will go to some golden tones then slightly amber with age

Powerful impression of blackberries

by James Suckling

Thanks to its clay rich soil

with recalls of fresh grass and hay

Lovely flowery aromas of strawberry

but this monumental

The Cancellaia has fragrances of ripe fruits

and other mixed Rhone varietals to bring further complexity to the finished wine