Winery: Abadia Retuerta                  

Region: Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León

Vintage: 2021                                                    

Bottle: 75 cl. 

Grape Varieties: 75% Tempranillo, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Syrah.

Type: Red, oak aged.

Alcohol Content: 14.5% vol.

Serving Temperature:  15º-17ºC

Production: 

Elaborated after a careful selection of the best grapes sourced from each of the winery's various plots. It combines the richness of the Tempranillo with the elegance of the Cabernet Sauvignon and the softness and roundness of the Merlot. 

Aged in French and American oak barrels for 16 months.

Tasting Notes: 

Perfumed nose of candied red and black fruits, quite mineral and spicy, displaying balsamic notes and a floral touch. On the palate, elegant blackberry flavours with marked mineral and spicy notes, smooth texture, good acidity, and mature tannins, finishing long.

THE WINERY

Abadia Retuerta is located in the municipal locality of Sardón del Duero, in the province of Valladolid, but just outside the D.O. Ribera del Duero. It was formerly a part of the Vega Sicilia estate, which Novartis, a Swiss pharmaceutical corporation, has owned since 1996. 

Abadia Retuerta has been splendidly revitalised and has managed to establish itself as one of the top reference wineries in the area. The winery owns 700 hectares, of which 210 hectares are planted with vines. These vines are dispersed over a total of 54 small plots over the north-facing slopes, planted on a wide diversity of soils, from the riverbanks up to an altitude of 850 m above sea level, producing a variety of different quality vines with an average age of more than 20 years.

Each plot is controlled, treated, and vinified separately in order to truly reflect the terroir characteristics of each site in each wine.