Abadía Retuerta Petit Verdot 2012

"The most expensive and exclusive in the lineup is the 2012 Petit Verdot, a rare varietal produced in a winery designed to work without pumps, fermented with natural yeast with malolactic and 18 months aging in new French barriques. Petit Verdot is not an easy grape, and it does not ripen properly every year, but it did in 2012. It does have the roasted, black fruit aromas, hints of graphite and peat, and black aromas commonly associated with the grape. The palate is full-bodied with glossy tannins, good volume and balancing acidity. It has stuffing, balance and acidity to improve in bottle. Six barrels produced wine to fill 1,500 bottles and a handful of magnums in June 2015".