February 2, 2024 - Dark cherry, touch of acidity, minerality, strawberries. Just great.
May 30, 2023 - PnP. Really a fine Tempranillo showing ripe fruit and character. Drink now- 2027. Has evolved faster than I expected two years ago.
May 12, 2023 - This stuff is silky smooth with nicely integrated savory and dark cherry elements. Vanilla/oak also noticeable. Like a Rioja with "stuffing" (except it isn't because its from Castilla Y Leon and as I recently learned from spending time in the area, "We're better than Rioja" - a refrain I heard constantly!)
March 13, 2023 - Very smooth straight out of the bottle. Lovely tannins, mild oak, dark fruits. Paired beautifully with sausage and peppers and also, on nite 2, with steak and spinach and mushrooms with yuzu sauce.
January 28, 2023 - So good, PNP. Lots of vanilla and black fruit, earthy oaky midpalate, hints of tannins and acid in the finish. Great value. Still very smooth and delicious on day 2.
January 1, 2023 - Very good. No rush to drink the rest
November 1, 2022 - Great value $27 Spanish red 2016 Abadia Retuerta Selección Especial Sardon de Duero. 75% Tempranillo, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot. Mid-dark garnet, viscous (14.5 alc.); peppery, black fruit, ripe grape and cedar nose; low-mid acids; mid tannins; softening; good fruit; long red and black fruit, slightly hot finish. w/beef. 16.5-17 UC Davis scale, 91-92 other scales.
October 17, 2022 - Mild dark, dank aroma with a little wood and no fruit. Rather austere on the palate, with little flavor. Not much to like or dislike with this wine.
September 25, 2022 - Charming blend of Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. The nose exudes aromas of black cherry, plum and red fruit with toasted oak notes. Savoury and expressive palate, ripe and velvety tannins together with juicy acidity give support to the brambles flavours coalesced with notes of coffee and pepper. Long and persistent finish.
August 11, 2022 - This blend shows up as very dark purple in the glass. On the nose I get blackberry reduction, charred oak, black tea and blueberries. The palate is sublime- dark fruits intertwined with lush oak, bramble, black tea and fine grained tannins. The mid palate is very satisfying. Gobs of blackberry, lashings of wood, crunchy tannins and juicy acidity all come together. The wine finishes semi dry with good mouthfeel and a medium length serving of those delicious, ripe fruits. Figs also come into play right at the end with the last vestige of gum searing tannins. This is a young wine that can be enjoyed now if you like them very dry. I would drink till 2030 with all sorts of roasted meat, venison in particular. Yummy stuff. 91 points from me and at $26, it get 5 stars. Buy a few for the cellar, it will reward you. Tempranillo 75%, Cab Sav 12%, Shiraz 9%, Merlot 3% and Petit Verdot at 1%.
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