2017 | Bodega Abadía Retuerta Selección Especial | Castilla y León Tait Wines red berries

red berries

fresh strawberries

Fine and elegant tannins

the cuvaison lasts for three weeks and the wine is aged for 18 months in traditional foudre wooden vats before the wine is bottled unfiltered

cherry and mulberry fruit that manages to stay light on its feet even as waves of black tea

2017 | Bodega Abadía Retuerta Selección Especial | Castilla y León Tait Wines red berriesTasting Notes 2017 and 2018 were very different years in the Duero, but at Abada Retuerta, the killer frost from 2017 barely touched the vines. The 2018 Seleccin Especial is concentrated from the low yields and ripe from the warm cycle. It's a blend of 75% Tempranillo, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Syrah and 3% Merlot that matured for 12 months in barrels, one third new. It's ripe and creamy and has an extroverted personality. The palate is medium to