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Abeja 2007 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))

Editors' Choice

Price $85

Sourced from old-vine Bacchus and Weinbau fruit, this also includes 20% grapes from the estate’s Heather Hill vineyard. The aromas are dense and penetrating, with a powerful mix of black fruits, ripe berries, smoke, earth, olive and coffee. From the first sniff to the last swallow, the flavors are beautifully integrated and the effect symphonic. — P.G. (12/31/2010)

Abeja 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $80

Mostly old (1972) Bacchus vineyard fruit is 100% Cabernet, and only the second reserve Cabernet ever produced by Abeja. It’s dark, juicy, dense, smoky, layered and tight. Pepper, bacon, coffee grounds, graphite and black cherry roll through the palate, buttressed with lots of firm, smooth, polished and delicious tannins. A truly glorious bottle. — P.G. (8/1/2009)

Abeja 2008 Merlot (Columbia Valley (WA))

Editors' Choice

Price $38

This 100% Merlot is sourced from Sagemoor Farms’ Bacchus and Dionysus vineyards. For the first time, there is no Cabernet Franc in the blend. Richly fruity, with loads of cherry, raspberry compote and black currant flavors, this melds in grace notes of chocolate and caramel, seamlessly. Thick and flat-out luscious, yet structured with a tannic spine that gives… — P.G. (12/31/2010)

Abeja 2009 Merlot (Columbia Valley (WA))

Editors' Choice

Price $38

Abeja winemaker John Abbott sources fruit for this 100% Merlot from the estate (Heather Hill) vineyard and old-vine Bacchus grapes. Lush and full across the palate, this utterly delicious wine marshals an army of pretty red and black fruit into a silky smooth flavor formation, then wraps them in a tapestry of floral, caramel, coconut, coffee and chocolate highlights. — P.G. (4/1/2012)

Abeja 2010 Chardonnay (Washington)

Editors' Choice

Price $36

Abeja’s Chardonnays are as certain to hit their target as a Kobe Bryant slam dunk, and the style remains consistent vintage after vintage. Spicy, nutty, based around stone fruits and melon, they do not shy away from the toasty flavors that derive from barrel fermentation in 40% new French oak. The underlying minerality and well-balanced acidity mark this as… — P.G. (4/1/2012)

Abeja 2009 Chardonnay (Washington)

Cellar Selection
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Price $36

Fresh and firm, with juicy primary fruits that meld together flavors of tropical and stone fruits—a riot of papaya, peach, pineapple, candied lemon and more. The butterscotch barrel notes glide into the mid-palate and coat the back of the throat, resonating long after the wine is swallowed. Based on previous vintages, this is a surefire six to eight year wine for… — P.G. (12/31/2010)

Abeja 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $35

Abeja’s John Abbott belongs on anyone’s short list of Washington’s most talented winemakers. This supple, dense Cabernet is restrained for the vintage, but lacks nothing in terms of power, muscle or complexity. Tar, smoke and gravel run right down its spine; tannins are substantial. But everything about the wine says class, and its compact confidence rewards… — P.G. (6/1/2006)

Abeja 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))

Cellar Selection

Price $42

This is 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc. Thick and dense, it’s a perfect companion to the winery’s current release of Merlot, though they are a year apart in vintage. This Cabernet has slight intimations of herb and black olive, and is tightly focused with very dark cassis and plum fruit flavors. It’s a wine to cellar, as it is still a… — P.G. (12/31/2010)

Prominent Designations

Heather Hill Reserve

Most Reviewed Varietals [All]

Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Merlot Shiraz/Syrah Viognier

Most Reviewed Regions

Columbia Valley (WA) Walla Walla Valley Walla Walla Valley (WA)