If the Abad\u00eda Retuerta winery is famous for one thing, it is its high quality standards. But can you imagine the sublime being surpassed? We are happy to tell you it is possible \u2013 and they managed it with Abad\u00eda Retuerta Selecci\u00f3n Especial. Only the best single-varietal wines of each vintage go into the blend of this red, whose soul tastes of Tempranillo. This local variety is joined by grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot and Petit Verdot, in greater or smaller proportions depending on the vintage. Taste is the decisive tool here, as the blend is determined by how the varieties harmonise with one another. Each keeps its own personality, nuances and peculiarities, since every variety is grown separately. In total, Abad\u00eda Retuerta works 54 plots in Sard\u00f3n de Duero, in the east of Castile and Le\u00f3n, at 720\u2013850 metres. These vineyards grow on a wide variety of soils (limestone, clay, sand, gravel\u2026) along the Duero, which provides especially favourable conditions. The vineyards lie in one of the narrowest valleys, where the nearby slopes bring the temperature down, recording the lowest temperatures in the province of Valladolid. This cold, together with the dry, sunny weather during the day, favours ripening, especially of the red varieties. At Abad\u00eda Retuerta it is not only the raw material that is excellent, but also the way it is handled, always aiming to get the very best from each vine. The harvest is done with special care, selecting only the finest grapes, which go straight into small stainless steel tanks for alcoholic and malolactic fermentation. Finally, after more than a year in French and American oak barriques, Abad\u00eda Retuerta Selecci\u00f3n Especial is bottled \u2013 one of the finest reds you can find.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11098,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"denominazione-di-origine":[126],"invecchiamento":[188],"paese":[161],"tipo-di-vino":[166],"class_list":["post-11094","vino","type-vino","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","denominazione-di-origine-dop-abadia-retuerta","invecchiamento-crianza","paese-spain","tipo-di-vino-red"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n