Abreu Madrona Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 vs Tenuta San Leonardo, San Leonardo, - 6L (600cl) 2020
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Abreu Madrona Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 currently starts £59.81 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £699.99 | £759.80 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Abreu Vineyards | Tenuta San Leonardo |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Size | 750ml | 6000ml |
| Where to buy |
Abreu Madrona Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Notes of sweet black cherries, elderflower, mint, licorice, oak and smoke with a hint of tobacco. Big, bold and beautiful. If Abreu had a core, it is undoubtedly the Madrona Ranch. It was the first property David fell for, and developed, back in the 1980s. The canyons and curves that snake through the site, the soils that range from red Aiken to white tufa to dark clay and rocks—it’s a magical site. Harvest picks are meticulous, often spanning weeks, but the diversity makes for incredible complexity, and plenty of blending options. Madrona is a working ranch too. In fact, livestock have laid claim to more than their share of real estate. Cattle, goats, pigs, chickens—even honeybees, which live in one of the old barns on the property. “We tend the animals and leave the bees alone,” says David. “We do collect the honey though. We consider it fair rent.”
Tenuta San Leonardo, San Leonardo, - 6L (600cl) 2020
For fifteen years, we have unapologetically beaten the drum for San Leonardo, and it’s fantastic to see its critical acclaim and global recognition growing year after year. Jancis Robinson describes it as “ Surely the most successful Bordeaux blend of Northern Italy ”, a wine of “ astoundingly consistent quality… beautifully low-key and like the most refined red Bordeaux imaginable. ” The 2020 release continues this extraordinary lineage, following in the footsteps of the back-to-back 98-point 2018 and 2019 vintages, and has just been crowned ' Red Wine of the Year 2026 ' by The Essential Guide to Italian Wines (DoctorWine), with founder Daniele Cernilli praising its “ unquestionable finesse and elegance ” and consistency stretching back to the first vintage in 1982 (what a year to start!). "The latest vintage is a remarkable wine, fine-boned, pure and detailed, with herbal fruit, filigree tannins and the estate’s signature vein of spicy acidity. The nose is pure and herbaceous-led, rosehips, hawthorn, and wild mountain herbs from the carménère lead the aromatics, supported by classic Cabernet lead pencil, cedar and forest berries and spicier Merlot red plums. The palate is sapid and fresh, with crystalline blue and red fruits, capturing a floral purity, that progress in a linear fashion to the savoury, saline, dry spice-inflected finish. Carrying just 12.5% alcohol, this mid-weight charmer reinforces San Leonardo’s deserved reputation for paying homage to classic Bordeaux, focussed on energy and elegance." Tom Harrow
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