Description

Fidèle portrait de la propriété, Selección Especial maintient son style unique millésime après millésime. Issu d'une sélection des meilleurs raisins de chaque parcelle du domaine, il combine la richesse du Tempranillo, l'intensité de la Syrah et l’élégance du Cabernet Sauvignon. Le résultat est d'une telle harmonie qu’il ne laissera personne indifférent – et il suffit de regarder les évaluations exceptionnelles octroyées aux millésimes précédents par nos membres pour s'en persuader. Luis Gutiérrez, dégustateur de Parker pour l'Espagne, a attribué 93 points à ce millésime 2013 qu'il considère comme « l'incontournable du domaine » : un véritable must au palmarès de l'élégance.

Fiche technique

Le domaine
Abadía Retuerta
Type de vin
Red
Millésime
2013
Alcool
14.5% vol.
Cépage
75% Tempranillo, 15% Cabernet sauvignon, 10% Syrah, Merlot, Petit verdot
Origine
IGP Castilla y León

Accord mets et vin

Costillas de cerdo ibérico asado con salsa barbacoa

La textura sedosa del vino y su toque goloso armonizan con el potente sabor del costillar y el dulzor de la salsa.

Vignoble et élaboration

Nom
Viñedos situados en la finca de Abadía Retuerta, en Sardón de Duero (Valladolid).

L'avis des experts

The Wine Advocate:

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.