2005 Abadia Retuerta Cabernet Sauvignon Pago Valdebellon

Community Tasting Notes (1) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  12/3/2008 - ricard Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Although Cabernet Sauvignon is present in many of Spain's great wines (from Vall Llach and Clos Mogador, to Vega Sicilia, to El Nido to name a few) there are very few world class monovarietal Cabernets made in Spain, Torres' Mas La Plana perhaps being the most well-known. Pago Valdebellón is less well known, and deserves more attention, although the winery that makes it is famous in its own right. The 2005 has characteristics that we've come to expect from Abadía Retuerta: precision, focus, purity, concentration and length. The nose exudes an oaky, smoky, horsey, leathery bouquet that is quite marvellous and original. It is interesting that Cabernet is so adaptable and capable of such a range of expressions. I struggle to see the locality, the origin, of this wine, but it's a very impressive effort.

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