Petit Abacus
Non-vintage Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
ZD Wines is owned and operated by three generations of the deLeuze family. Petit Abacus (defined by Abacus) is the embodiment of over 40 years of the family’s dedication to innovative winemaking. Defined by ZD’s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Abacus is a solera-style blend (multivintage) of every Reserve Cabernet the winery has ever produced—nineteen vintages (1992- 2010) married with our 2010 Petit Verdot. The resulting wine is a rare treasure—a meeting between the complexity of age and the vibrancy of youth.
Solera-style approach to aging this multi vintage wine. The solera includes nineteen vintages of ZD Reserve Cabernet(1992-2010) married with 2010 Petit Verdot. All of this wine is barrel aged in appropriately seasoned 52 gallon American Oak barrels on a continuing basis.
Winemaker, ZD Wines
Growing up in a big Italian family, Senior Winemaker Chris Pisani learned to appreciate the very aspects that make Napa Valley so memorable: great people, history, wine and food. During his formative years, Chris studied chemistry in college while experimenting with winemaking at home. He quickly was hooked, and Chris was destined to move to the Napa Valley wine country with his wife, Ina. Chris followed the path of many Napa Valley renowned winemakers and attended UC Davis to study viticulture and enology. Chris fell headfirst into the world of winemaking and started down the path that would lead him to ZD Wines in 1996. As senior winemaker, Chris, along with third generation Winemaker Brandon deLeuze, is responsible for producing ZD’s world class wines: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet. Together, they strive to make the best wines in Napa Valley and focus on quality, consistency and style.
Country born: United States
Education: Chemistry Degree Suny Stonybrook 1991
UC Davis- enology course, and graduate work
Years in the wine industry: 20-30 years
Winemaking Philosophy:
When creating a wine, we create it with the customer in mind, with our fans in mind, not the critics. By enjoying our wines, they are sharing in our history, in our heart, and in the passion that we put forth every day. It's why we do what we do.
Q: Premiere Napa Valley wines are innovative and allow each winery to showcase the region's sense of exploration in fine winemaking. What kind of exploration did your Premiere Napa Valley wine allow you to do?
A: It allowed us to bring an additional varietal (Petit Verdot) to create a one of a kind bottling of Abacus!
4935 McConnell Avenue
#21
Los Angeles CA 90066
310-306-2822
Premiere Napa Valley Wine Collection
Winery | Vintage | Variety | Appellation | Fanciful | Auction |
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ZD Wines | Non-vintage | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Petit Abacus | 22 |
Arietta | 2015 | White Wine | Napa Valley | White Keys: A Melodic Inversion | 21 |
Frias Family Vineyard | 2015 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oakville | 21 | |
TATE | 2015 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Howell Mountain | 21 | |
TEXTBOOK | 2015 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oakville | Over the Rainbow | 21 |
Trinchero Napa Valley | 2015 | Malbec | Atlas Peak | Haystack Vineyard | 21 |
ZD Wines Napa Green Winery | Non-vintage | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Petit Abacus | 21 |
Arietta | 2014 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | XX | 20 |
Etude | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 20 | |
Paradigm Winery | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oakville | 20 | |
Parallel Napa Valley | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 20 | |
Tate Wines | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Howell Mountain | Jacks Vineyard | 20 |
Vineyard 29 | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 20 | |
ZD Wines Napa Green Winery | Non-vintage | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Petit Abacus | 20 |
Baldacci Family Vineyards | 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | First Born | 19 |
Howell at the Moon, Kelleher Family & Peacock Family | 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 3 Sum | 19 |
Madrigal Family Winery | 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 19 | |
PATEL - Napa Valley | 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Rutherford | 19 | |
Red Mare Wines | 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Hestia Farms | 19 |
Schramsberg Vineyards | 1989 | Sparkling Wine | Napa Valley | J. Schram Late Disgorged | 19 |
Tate Wines | 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Tale of Two Mountains | 19 |
Vineyard 29 | 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon | St. Helena | Power, Elegance, Perfection | 19 |
ZD Wines | Non-vintage | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Petit Abacus | 19 |
Arietta | 2012 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | Apotheosis | 18 |
Schramsberg Vineyards | 1993 | Sparkling Wine | Napa Valley | Reserve Late Disgorged | 18 |
TEXTBOOK | 2012 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oakville | All or Nothing! | 18 |
Vineyard 29 | 2012 | Cabernet Sauvignon | St. Helena | St. Helena Special | 18 |
ZD Wines | Non-vintage | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Petit Abacus | 18 |
Detert Family Vineyards | 2011 | Cabernet Franc | Oakville | 17 | |
Krupp Brothers | 2011 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 17 | |
Promise | 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Rutherford | 17 | |
Schramsberg Vineyards | 1987 | Sparkling Wine | Napa Valley | J. Schram Late-Disgorged | 17 |
TEXTBOOK | 2011 | Red Wine | Oakville | Dr. Strangebrix | 17 |
Vineyard 29 | 2011 | Cabernet Sauvignon | St. Helena | The St. Helena Special | 17 |
ZD Wines | Non-vintage | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Petit Abacus | 17 |
Buccella | 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 16 | |
Frias Family Vineyard | 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Spring Mountain District | 16 | |
Krupp Brothers | 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 16 | |
Parallel Napa Valley | 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Fortune Teller | 16 |
Schramsberg Vineyards | 1996 | Sparkling Wine | Napa Valley | J. Schram Late Disgorged | 16 |
Trinchero Napa Valley | 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Mountain to Mountain Cuvee | 16 |
Vineyard 29 | 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 16 | |
ZD Wines | Non-vintage | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Petit Abacus | 16 |
Amuse Bouche Winery | 2009 | Merlot | Rutherford | 15 | |
TEXTBOOK | 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Professor Pey | 15 |
Vineyard 29 | 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon | St. Helena | 15 | |
ZD Wines | Non-vintage | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Petit Abacus | 15 |
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