Monasterio Reserva Especial 2019 Bodegas Hacienda

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Robert Parker (95)

The 2019 Reserva Especial is a wine that they don't produce every year (there will be no 2023). The difference with the Reserva is the origin of the Cabernet Sauvignon, which represents a higher percentage here (around 25%), and it spent two years in barrel and three years in bottle; so, it could be a Gran Reserva but they prefer to call it Reserva Especial. It was a concentrated year, very ripe in Ribera, and the ripeness shows in the profile of the fruit. The label states 15% alcohol, and the wine reveals abundant tannins, reflecting the conditions of the year. One of the big differences here is the use of one hectare of head-pruned Cabernet Sauvignon, which limits the volume they can produce of this wine. They usually produce between 4,500 to 5,000 bottles, but in 2019, it was only 3,900 bottles. It was bottled in March 2022.

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