Abadia Retuerta - Pago Garduña 2021

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Their Syrah 2021 Pago Garduña comes from vines planted in1994 at 810 meters above sea level on limestone soils and was harvested on October 20. The destemmed but uncrushed grapes fermented in stainless steel with the yeasts they selected in 1998 and had a short maceration of eight days. The wine matured for 16 months in French oak barrels, 60% of them new. The nose jumps from the glass and is really impressive and captivating, mixing aromas of black olives and tapenade with Mediterranean herbs and abundant exotic spices, toast and smoke. It's full-bodied, juicy and ripe at 14.6% alcohol, with a pH of 3.52 and 5.39 grams of acidity that keeps it balanced. It seems like Syrah excels in cooler years. 5,250 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2023.

Abadía Retuerta is releasing some older vintages as a range of Añadas Históricas, a library release of selected wines in limited quantities and with a special packaging. The current releases are the 2021 reds and 2023 white. The latest milestones have been achieving their own appellation of origin in 2022 and the organic certification for all their vineyards in 2024. We're talking about 193 hectares of vineyards in production and 600,000 bottles per year.

Decanter Magazine

Black cherry, blackberry and black pepper with tar, smoke, ash and cinnamon. Plush, juicy Syrah; concentrated with crisp acidity, meaty oak and vanilla sweetness. Modern, weighty yet appealing style.

James Suckling

A round, plush, quintessential syrah, this shows dark fruit, dust and enveloping warmth. The palate is chiseled with precise tannins and well-integrated flavors. Delineated and balanced. Drink now.

Guia Peñin