2018 Abreu Cappella
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The nearly perfect—perhaps it will get there in some subsequent tasting—2018 Cappella Proprietary Red seems more balanced and finely structured than the 2016 or 2017 versions, with hints of cedar and vanilla only serving to accent notes of ripe cherries and dusty earth. It's still full-bodied, rich and velvety, yet it shows incredible focus and length on the finish. Wow.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2018 Cappella is a sensual, rapturous wine. Effusive in its Cabernet Sauvignon aromatic and generous in feel, the 2018 Cappella is all class. Forward, supple fruit and silky tannins make it an absolute pleasure to taste today. Dark cherry, plum, spice and new leather are front and center in this sumptuous, racy Cabernet from David Abreu and Brad Grimes.
The 2018 Capella is just about as good, offering an incredibly complex perfume of blackcurrants, burning embers, camphor, flowers, truffle, and cassis. More medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has ultra-fine tannins, a wonderful core of sweet fruit, flawless balance, and a great finish. Give it 4-5 years.
The 2018 Cappella is a positively stellar wine of just breathtaking beauty. Imagine the finesse of 2016 with just a bit more mid-palate sweetness and depth. Rose petal, mint, lavender, pine and sweet red and purplish berry fruit grace this sublime wine from David Abreu and Brad Grimes. The 2018 is quite simply the most refined young Cappella I have tasted here.