Abreu, Napa Valley, Thorevilos 2012 Half Up-and-coming Liquid Farm's first vintage

Up-and-coming Liquid Farm's first vintage was the 2009--a tiny production of only 50 cases--which sold out in less than a month but still made its way on to some of LA's most fashionable and respected restaurant wine lists

as well as a number of high quality

For readers who may not be familiar with the Naddef wines

Clearly this approach has yielded one of the most remarkable examples of this

The palate has a touch more structure than the regular bottling

Abreu, Napa Valley, Thorevilos 2012 Half Up-and-coming Liquid Farm's first vintage3 bottles in original carton 99 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate The 2012 Thorevilos is flamboyant, phenomenally concentrated, full bodied, majestic and totally prodigious. It can be drunk young, but most readers will probably prefer to give it a few years of bottle age and consume it over the following 30+ years. Drink through 2048. (RP) 99+ (10 2015) 98 points James Suckling A juicy and savory red with black fruit, pomace and toasted oak.