| Winery Name: | Abreu Vineyards |
| Winery Logo: | Abreu vineyards logo.png |
| Location City: | St. Helena, CA |
| Location Country: | USA |
| Other Labels: | Madrona Ranch, Cappella, Thorevilos, Las Posadas |
| Year Founded: | 1980 |
| First Vintage: | 1987 |
| Key People: | David Abreu, Viticulturist Brad Grimes, Winemaker |
| Other Product1: | Estate Grown Olive Oil |
Abreu Vineyards is a winery in Napa Valley, California founded by the viticulturist David Abreu.
In 1980, David formed David Abreu Vineyard Management, working with winemaker Richard Forman to manage ranching operations at Inglenook Winery.[1]
By 1999 he was considered the premier viticulturist for premium grapes in Napa Valley.[2] In 2006 Abreu was hired to replant vineyards at Screaming Eagle Winery and Vineyards.[3] .
In 1998 wine critic Robert Parker included Abreu in his list of the "most influential wine personalities of the last 20 years".[4] Parker awarded the 1997 Madrona Ranch cabernet a 100-point score, one of only 140 wines in the world to receive the honor.[5] As of the 2013 vintage, Abreu Vineyards holds nine, 100-point scores from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate.[6]
In the "Judgment of Sauternes" of October, 2006, the 1995 vintage Cabernet blend was judged the winner among Cabernet-Merlot blends from Bordeaux and California, 16 each, in a blind tasting arranged by the Grand Jury Européen.[7] The 1999 production was 5003NaN3. In the late 1990s Abreu and Forman jointly leased and planted the 20acres Thorevilos Vineyard. They released Abreu's first cabernet from that vineyard in 2000.[8]