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Abadia Retuerta Viño de la Tierra de Castilla y León Cuvée El Palomar(1999)

AGEING: 18 months in Allier oak casks with medium-high toast.

DES. ORIGIN: Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León.

GRAPE VARIETIES:

* 80% Tempranillo
* 20% Cabernet Sauvignon

ALCOHOL VOLUME: 14%

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 16-18ºC


DESCRIPTION:

Colour that is both intense and dense at the same time. Aromas of cherries soaked in liquor and prunes, balsamic and spicy. In the mouth, it is initially smooth, becoming fleshier in the middle of the palate. A finish with the firm and elegant tannins from the 2004 vintage read more...
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Wine Spectator
12/15/03
90/100
December 2003
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Apr-04
89/100
April 2008
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