Abadía Retuerta Pago Valdebellón 2018
82.25€ (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain
Abadía Retuerta
VT Castilla y León
Other vintages: 2019
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The pure Cabernet 2018 Pago Valdebellón reflects a cooler year with more availability of water in a powerful way, with good ripeness and more freshness. The grapes were picked between the 20th and 22nd of October and fermented with 12 days of maceration. It matured in new French oak barrels for 16 months. This is serious, deep and complex, with a varietal profile adapted to the place, keeping the herbal notes but with good ripeness (14.5% alcohol), peppery and developing notes of paprika, more serious, less fruit-driven. It has good grip, with fine tannins and subtleness and elegance. Clean and elegant, with some incipient complexity. 5,150 bottles were filled in May 2020.
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Alcohol
14.0%
Grapes
Serving
Between 14ºC and 16ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 24 months in Allier French oak barrels.
Description
Abadía Retuerta Pago Valdebellón, a wine of remarkable prestige, is a pure expression of the Cabernet Sauvignon variety, made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. This wine comes from the Abadía Retuerta winery, located in Sardón de Duero, Valladolid, in the region of Castilla y León, Spain. The vineyards, planted between 1991 and 1994, extend on north-facing slopes at altitudes of up to 850 metres, on calcareous soils of loamy texture, benefiting from a particular microclimate that contributes to the quality of the grapes.
Winemaking
The production of Abadía Retuerta Pago Valdebellón begins with a careful selection of grapes, followed by fermentation in small stainless steel tanks by parcels. After a long maceration, the wine is aged for 17 months in new French oak barrels, which gives it a noble structure and elegant expression.
Taste
Abadía Retuerta Pago Valdebellón is characterised by its complexity and generosity. On the nose, sweet spices, exotic fruits, mineral aromas, redcurrant and undergrowth stand out. On the palate, Abadía Retuerta Pago Valdebellón is a structured and complex wine, with an intense aromatic profile that includes roasted red peppers, orchard tomato, balsamic and spicy notes, and a mineral touch reminiscent of graphite and limestone. The palate is full, ample and flavoursome, surprising for its elegant and original personality. The ageing in French oak brings nuances of wood that integrate harmoniously with the ripe red fruit, resulting in a long and persistent finish.
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