Abadía Retuerta 10º X Aniversario 2006

The estate, in Sardón de Duero, Spain, measures over 700 hectares. It is home to the Abbey of Santa María de Retuerta (1146), which has been carefully restored and converted into an exclusive five-star hotel. With over eight centuries of winemaking documented here, the process to restore the historic vineyard began in 1991, following the selection of the best soils and the planting of the vines.

Abadía Retuerta X Aniversario 2006 has been aged for 24 months in new French oak barrels. It is the result of a blend of wines from our most representative vineyards: 70% from Pago Negrelada, 15% from Pago Garduña, 8% from Pago Valdebellon, 5% from Pago Petit Verdot and the other 2% from other experimental vineyards. Abadía Retuerta X Aniversario 2006 is a tribute to the winery's first vintage in 1996. This wine is not sold on the market, but has been made exclusively to be shared among those who have been or are part of this project. It can currently be enjoyed at Abadía Retuerta's hotel: Le Domaine.

Dark cherry colour, garnet rim. A sharp, neat nose with spices and hints of hazelnut chocolate. Intense, firm and fleshy palate, ripe fruit, good structure and fruit on the mid-palate. A very good effort with potential to develop.

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Region
Castilla y León
Variety
Tempranillo
Alcohol-abv
14%
Bottle Format: 75cl
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£275
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£226.50
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Spain

Grape vines have been grown on the Iberian Peninsula since at least 3000 B.C., although it was not until 1000 B.C. that winemaking began here in earnest – a skill brought by Phoenician traders from the eastern Mediterranean. Today, Spain is home to more vines than any other country on Earth, and has a national wine output exceeded only by France and Italy.

All seventeen of Spain's administrative regions (communidades autónomas) produce wine to some extent, including the Canary Islands and Balearic Islands. The greatest concentration of vineyards is in Castilla-La Mancha, but the finest and most famous wines come from Galicia (Rias Baixas), Catalonia (Cava and Priorat), Andalucia (Sherry), Castilla y Leon (Rueda, Toro and Ribera del Duero) and of course Rioja.

Geography and climate together play a fundamental role in defining Spain's many wine styles. From cool, green Galicia and the snow-capped Pyrenees in the north, via the parched central plateau, to sandy, sunny Andalucia in the south, the Spanish landscape is very diverse. The country spans seven degrees of latitude (36°N to 43°N), leaving 500 miles (800km) between its Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts.

The key red-wine varieties, in order of acreage, are Tempranillo, Bobal, Garnacha and Monastrell. The leading white-wine varieties are Airen, Viura/Macabeo and Palomino and Albarino. 'International' varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are becoming more and more popular in Spain, and their plantings are rising in various Spanish regions. Along with the most popular varieties, there are regional specialties, such as Hondarrabi Zuri in the Basque Country, Marmajuelo in the Canary Islands and Zalema in Andalucia.