Abadía Retuerta Selección Especial 2019
92 Parker points for the flagship wine of Abadía Retuerta
In the PGI Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León there are a handful of wineries that shine among the best in the country, such as Abadía Retuerta. From it comes a remarkable list of elite wines. Abadía Retuerta Special Selection 2019 is the latest vintage of its flagship wine and best known worldwide. A red wine that combines the best wines of the vintage, made separately from the estate’s 54 vineyards. Rated with 92 Parker points, it is also one of our customers' favourite reds. The box of 3 bottles comes in a special case.
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Type of wine
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Type of barrel
French and American oak barrels
Barrel aging time
12 months
Capacity (cl)
75
General Information
Located on the riverside’s 'golden mile', Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine is committed to vinifying separately each of the vineyards that make up its privileged estate. Only with the best of each of them they create their most emblematic wine: Abadía Retuerta Selección Especial 2019. Its blend is dominated by the queen of grapes from Ribera del Duero, Tempranillo (64%) and complemented by other varieties from the estate: 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Syrah, 6% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot. It’s aged for 12 months in barrels and is a true reflection of the vintage and the personality of the terroir.
The 180 hectares of vineyards on the Abadía Retuerta estate are divided into 54 individual plots, taking into account the diversity of the soils. Each plot is cultivated with the variety that best suits it, and is worked and vinified separately to produce wines that are a true reflection of the terroir. Abadía Retuerta Selección Especial, the world's best-known label of this great winery, has numerous awards behind it.
Red Abadía Retuerta Special Selection 2019 is ideal to accompany roast lamb with mushroom sauce and rabbit confit with plum sauce.
The winery
The Abadía Retuerta winery is located on an estate where viticultural tradition had existed in the past, and the company Novartis was convinced that it was worth restoring. The location couldn’t be better: Abadía Retuerta is situated in the Valladolid municipality of Sardón de Duero, in the Ribera del Duero’s Golden Mile, one of the most renowned wine regions in the country. The estate -spanning 700 hectares- currently houses 180 hectares of vineyards (only the best ‘terroirs’ were planted), and its first wines were produced with the 1996 vintage. Since June 2022, Abadía Retuerta has held the highest distinction regulated under the Wine Law: the Denominación de Origen Protegida de Vino de Pago.
The evolution of the vineyard and meticulous fieldwork –yield limitation, etc.– have turned this winery into one of the most prestigious in the Duero region. Its wines -among them, some of the country’s finest varietals- are crafted by winemakers Ángel Anocíbar and the French consultant Pascal Delbeck, and receive the highest ratings each year in specialized guides. The Abadía Retuerta vineyard is planted at varying altitudes reaching up to 850 m and is divided into 54 plots or parcels, reflecting the diversity of the soils. Each parcel is cultivated with the variety best suited to it, and is worked and vinified separately to produce wines that are a true expression of each ‘terroir.’
Integrated into the vineyard stands the winery, one of the most innovative and technologically advanced in Europe. Enotourism is an added value of Abadía Retuerta: the estate also houses the impressive 12th-century monastery of Santa María de Retuerta, restored to host the luxury hotel LeDomaine, whose restaurant -advised by Andoni Luis Aduriz- boasts 1 Michelin Star.