ZD Wines Abacus Cabernet Sauvignon

Abacus is a "solera style" multiple vintage blend of every ZD Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon ever produced, which was held in barrel until bottling. The unique concept offers the best of both worlds: the fruit of a young wine and the layers of complexity that develop in older Cabernets.

ZD Wines in Rutherford, Napa Valley, was founded in 1969 when Norman deLeuze and Gino Zepponi, both aerospace engineers, decided to make Burgundian style wines in Sonoma County. The men bought a winery permit and made wine with purchased grapes out of a farm building in Carneros. A decade later the families purchased six acres along the Silverado Trail in Rutherford. Today the 36-acre estate includes vineyards in Carneros and Rutherford, and the winery is owned and operated by the deLeuze family.