Abadía Retuerta Pago Negralada Tempranillo comes from a historic estate in Castilla y León where wine has been produced for over eight centuries along the Golden Mile of the Duero River. The estate, led by oenologist Ángel Anocíbar, has held its own Protected Designation of Origin, Abadía Retuerta DOP, since 2022, in recognition of the estate's unique character. Pago Negralada is a so-called single-vineyard wine, originating from a single plot known for its powerful yet refined Tempranillo. What kind of wine is Abadía Retuerta Pago Negralada Tempranillo? It's a pure, single-vineyard Tempranillo, aged for 16 months in French oak, made as an elegant yet highly gastronomic red wine.
The grapes for Pago Negralada come from Spain, from Castilla y León, in the Duero region bordering the Ribera del Duero. Abadía Retuerta is located here on the prestigious Golden Mile, a strip along the river where several top estates are concentrated. The Pago Negralada vineyard is planted with Tempranillo and benefits from a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters, resulting in a long ripening period and concentrated grapes. The soils consist of stony layers with good drainage, forcing the roots to search deeply for water and nutrients, and the grapes form small, flavorful berries. From this single vineyard, the wine team selects the bunches that give this cuvée the power, freshness, and refinement it deserves.
Abadía Retuerta Pago Negralada Tempranillo is made from 100% Tempranillo, making it the estate's purest expression of this grape. After being harvested by hand, the grapes are carefully selected and fermented, with great attention paid to preserving the fragrant fruit aromas and developing a fine tannic structure. The wine then ages for 16 months in French oak barrels, during which time it develops its structure, complexity, and length. The oak aging is crucial for integrating the aromas of fruit and spice without overpowering the Tempranillo character. With 14.5% alcohol, 14g/l residual sugar, and 5.22g/l acidity, the wine presents itself as powerful and concentrated, yet with an elegant balance that makes it particularly suitable for table service.
Tempranillo – Pago Negralada
Tempranillo makes up 100% of this wine, providing both the perfumed red and black fruit and the firm yet ripe tannin structure, making Pago Negralada a deep, characterful expression of this grape.
