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A historic vineyard, whose roots date back to the 12th century and produce a wine of breed, with character and a unique personality that sets it apart and makes it comparable to the great wines of the world.

Soul, passion and excellence are the backbone of a unique project and its most precious asset, wine, with capital letters.

The alma mater

Abadía Retuerta finds its essence and raison d’être in single-vineyard wines.

Its alma mater is Pascal Delbeck, who was the ideologist and gave life to what we know today as the Abadía Retuerta winery. From his hand came Ángel Anocíbar, its current winemaker and director, and who took his baton. Now it is he who guides expert hands to create one of the most unique and singular wines that best reflects the personality and uniqueness of the terroir.

Ángel Anocíbar, winemaker and director of Viñedo y Bodega
He was born in a small village in the province of Navarra. He studied Viticulture and Oenology at the “Escuela de la Vid” in Madrid. Later, he moved to Bordeaux where he obtained his Diplome Nacional d’Oenologie, Diplome d’Etudes Approfondies. And it was in 1998 when he obtained his doctorate in Oenology and Ampelography with the European label, being the only Spaniard to achieve such a title.

After his career in France, such as at Chateau la Jalgue (Cubeirac) and Calon Segur (St. Estéphe), he began working at Abadía Retuerta in 1996 under the direction of Pascal Delbeck, French vigneron and advisor to the winery.

Anocíbar has received numerous awards, as have the wines it produces, which have received high ratings and medals from critics.

In 2005 he was named Winemaker of the Year by the International Wine Challenge (Wine Magazine) and is a member of the International Wine Academy of France.