Located to the west of Ribera del Duero in the region of Castilla y León, Bodega Abadía Retuerta is widely praised for their wines made from Tempranillo, Syrah and the Bordeaux varietals. Although outside of the Ribera del Duero DO, all of the company's wines carry the Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León designation, and many include ""Viñedos Propios Sardon de Duero"".
The winery was founded in 1996 with the construction of a state-of-the-art facility. The building and gravity-fed winemaking techniques were designed by Pascal Delbeck, an oenologist and consultant who also works in the vineyards of prestigious Saint-Émilion estate Château Ausone.
The estate has over 200 hectares under vine with the majority planted to Tempranillo. A total of 54 different plots are each planted with individual varieties. Vineyards are spread across the property from the banks of the Duero River to hillside slopes at elevations of 2,700 ft above sea level. The climate is strongly continental with high diurnal and seasonal temperature ranges. The soil composition also varies from plot to plot from gravel, alluvium and limestone to sand and clay.