Abadía Retuerta Cuvée Palomar 2017

Cuvée Palomar, one of their earlier wines is being produced again from the 2017 vintage. The 2017 Cuvée Palomar is a very different blend from the wines of yesteryear (with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot)—it's 40% Garnacha, 35% Tempranillo and 25% Graciano, as the long-cycle varieties like Garnacha and Graciano behaved well in this warmer year. The wine is ripe at 15% alcohol, but it comes through as balanced, creamier than the 2018 tasted next to it and with a lactic touch. It has a soft palate and mellow acidity coupled with very fine tannins that give it a silky mouthfeel. It matured for 24 months in French oak barrels, 25% of them new. This first vintage produced only 1,541 bottles. It was bottled in January 2020.