The Duero river is the backbone of the landscape and defines the character of the Abadía Retuerta terroir. The painstaking work carried out by their expert hands began with the identification of the different vineyard plots based on the variety planted, soil type, exposure, and altitude, among other tasks, to establish their prized vines.
A total of 54 distinct plots were identified, all of which are adjacent to one another
at the abbey, at an altitude of 720 meters, and on the other side of the Duero river, on the slopes at an altitude of 850 meters.
Devotion, perseverance, and tradition are intrinsic to the character of Abadía Retuerta. Their meticulous work involves tending to each vineyard plot individually, with the utmost respect for the grapes, utilizing gravity in all their processes.
The singular peculiarity and great variety of soils make Abadía Retuerta wines unique and inimitable.
The aromatic and taste characteristics of the wines, as well as their color, may vary according to the origin and composition of the soils: limestone, clay-limestone molasse, clayey sediments, sandy or sandy gravels.
The characteristics of the soils themselves determine the development of the vines, the water reserve, the temperature and the composition. The passage of the Duero River provides a unique, complex and highly heterogeneous terroir, which is endowed with sediments, pebbles and sands, making it an enclave of great potential for making excellent wines.
Abadía Retuerta’s winery and vineyard team have focused their efforts on studying these conditioning factors in order to know every detail in order to know every detail of and provide virtue to their wines.
The particularity of the valley in which it is located, which is narrower than the rest of the Ribera del Duero, magnifies the wines of Abadía Retuerta, making them unique. Its slopes are closer together than in other areas, which means that temperatures drop significantly at different points of the estate and register the coldest temperatures in the province of Valladolid.
Elimate change is a fact, as we found out after carrying out the the study of the microclimate of Abadía Retuerta, of the last 50 years. This fact has led to the to the winery and vineyard team to the study of other varietiesas well as different oenological practices that allow us to adapt our winery and vineyard at to all these changes in the future..
In the Valley of the Duero Valley during the vine cycle large fluctuations in the oscillations between day and night, coupled with its poor soils, make ideal conditions for vine growing ideal conditions for the cultivation of vines.
The terroir where our vines grow is of great complexity due to millennia of erosion, alluvium and sedimentation.
