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Abadía Retuerta Selección Especial 2013 75cl

Vino de la Tierra | Sardon de Duero | Castilla y León | Espagne
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93 Robert Parker
The 2013 Selección Especial is a blend of Tempranillo with 15% Cabernet Sauvignon plus 10% Syrah, and other varieties like Merlot and Petit Verdot, from the 54 plots in which they divided their 180 hectares of vineyards. 2013 was a challenging vintage that required some sorting. They went for shorter macerations to avoid green notes in the wines. This particular cuvée matured in French and American oak barrels for 13 months. The selection clearly paid off and the wine comes through as balanced and fresh, with the oak perfectly integrated in the wine. 2013 was a heterogeneous vintage, capable of the best and the worst, where the work in the vineyard shows in the wines. This is a very successful cuvée, produced in large quantities. It's a far cry from the very oaky wines of yesteryear, very representative of the place and vintage; having enough vineyards and different varieties, they can select what goes into the wine each year depending on the natural conditions, as they also sell some in bulk. In 2013 the difference is that they used some more Merlot and a touch of Petit Verdot, which provided some extra punch. This is a great success over the vintage conditions, very accessible and drinkable, with contained alcohol. The good news for consumers is that this cuvée is reaching a very similar level of quality than the single vineyard bottlings. 325,000 bottles, 9,500 magnums and 940 double magnums produced.<br/>
93 Robert Parker
The 2013 Selección Especial is a blend of Tempranillo with 15% Cabernet Sauvignon plus 10% Syrah, and other varieties like Merlot and Petit Verdot, from the 54 plots in which they divided their 180 hectares of vineyards. 2013 was a challenging vintage that required some sorting. They went for shorter macerations to avoid green notes in the wines. This particular cuvée matured in French and American oak barrels for 13 months. The selection clearly paid off and the wine comes through as balanced and fresh, with the oak perfectly integrated in the wine. 2013 was a heterogeneous vintage, capable of the best and the worst, where the work in the vineyard shows in the wines. This is a very successful cuvée, produced in large quantities. It's a far cry from the very oaky wines of yesteryear, very representative of the place and vintage; having enough vineyards and different varieties, they can select what goes into the wine each year depending on the natural conditions, as they also sell some in bulk. In 2013 the difference is that they used some more Merlot and a touch of Petit Verdot, which provided some extra punch. This is a great success over the vintage conditions, very accessible and drinkable, with contained alcohol. The good news for consumers is that this cuvée is reaching a very similar level of quality than the single vineyard bottlings. 325,000 bottles, 9,500 magnums and 940 double magnums produced.<br/>
90 Vinous
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Abadía Retuerta
Etoile montante de la vallée du Duero, Abadía Retuerta a rejoint le petit club des meilleurs producteurs de vins rouges au monde. Propriété imposante, forte de 700 hectares, dont 200 plantés en vignes, le domaine se trouve dans le village de Sardón de Duero. L’activité commerciale de la cave – aux allures très contemporaines - a débuté en 1996 mais le magnifique monastère roman date du 12ème siècle. Situé en périphérie de l’appellation Ribera del Duero DO, le domaine actuel appartient à la société pharmaceutique suisse Novartis. Rendant à l’ancien prieuré son lustre d’antan, elle s’est par ailleurs bâti une réputation indiscutable de producteur espagnol de vins rouges le plus encensé par la critique. A travers leurs cuvées classiques au profil moderne, le célèbre œnologue français Pascal Delbeck et son successeur, Ángel Anocíbar, mettent en évidence les valeurs de la maison, fondées sur l’attention au détail et l’orientation qualitative. Une sélection minutieuse des meilleurs raisins permet d’obtenir des vins rouges intenses à la robe soutenue dotés d’une structure évidente. La gamme englobe à la fois des cuvées plutôt légères, comme la Seleccion Especial, et des fleurons puissants et profonds, à l’instar de l’Abadía Retuerta Petit Verdot et du 100% tempranillo, Pago Negralada.