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Abadia Retuerta Cuvée El Palomartext
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Abadia Retuerta Cuvée El Palomar 2000

Sardon del Duero, Castilla-Leon, SpainBlack cherry jam, chocolate, prune, peppery, baked earth, cigar, floral, spicy cardamom nose. Rich, ripe, round palate with supple tannins. Good extract with smoky, peppery, prune, black cherry, coriander, vanilla and black licorice flavours. Full and warm but well balanced with a cassis, garrigue, gamey finish. Will improve over the next 1-3 years. A big jump up form the normal cuvées. UnfilteredTasted: 31 March 2006Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:
BC$34.95750ml 
Producer: Abadia Retuerta S.A.Distributors: Trialto Wine Group
Blend: Tempranillo - Cabernet SauvignonUPC: 8437005944435