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Ribera del Duero wines

Highly acclaimed wines with a great balance between complexity of aromas and finesse on the palate

Ribera del Duero wine is one of the most prestigious wines in Spain. Red wines made with Tinto Fino variety grapes, with highly complex aromas, fine on the palate and with a great storage capacity. The wines of Ribera del Duero present a perfect balance between the vividness of the fruit and the refinement of the wood, which has led to them obtaining a well-deserved international acclaim.

History and location

Ribera del Duero is located in Castilla-León, in the north centre of the Iberian Peninsula, and it extends for a long stretch of about 100 kilometres along the banks of River Duero and it passes the provinces of Soria, Burgos, Valladolid and Segovia.

It is believed that Phoenician traders, 1000 years before this era, introduced the most advanced techniques of growing grapes to the area.
A few centuries later it was the Romans who came to cultivate these vineyards with the aim of supplying the wine to their armies.

In the late Middle Ages, around the tenth century, and the cleric hand, is when they started to expand the Ribera del Duero wine. The monasteries multiplied, and with them, the culture of wine growing throughout the country.

In the twelfth century, monks from the Cluny Abbey, in France, began to make their own wine in Valbuena de Duero. In the thirteenth century they began to regularly harvest and the first wineries began to appear in villas. The wine became a key for both culture and economic development in the area. Production increased, local commerce intensified and the market extended to all of the Kingdom of Castilla.

During the fifteenth and eleventh centuries they began to control production and quality of the wines produced in the area, however they were still rustic wines.
It was the second half of the nineteenth century, when the Lecanda family founded a winery on the banks of the River Duero which over time has become legendary. From imported varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Malbec it managed to produce exceptional wine. Vega Sicilia.

In 1898 phylloxera reached the Ribera del Duero, a great plague that caused a major economic crisis which was a costly recovery.

In the 70s, another name would mark the history of the production in this area. Alejandro Fernández founded the Bodega Pesquera. His wine had the same name and it rapidly became one of the most iconic wines produced in Spain.

In 1982 Ribera del Duero got its deserved recognition, becoming a Denomination of Origin.
Many vineyards were replanted and many wineries appeared, from cooperatives, family businesses or large wineries that started investing in the technology of wine making.
Since then it has refined the production of winemaking to reach international recognition which is enjoyed in the D.O. today, thanks to the aromatic, soft and velvety wine.


Character: grape, soil and climate 

Ribera del Duero is nestled in the northern plateau of the Iberian Peninsula, at an altitude between 750 and 1,000 metres, following the course of the River Duero. The vineyards are located close to the banks of the river. It is generally an undulating terrain, formed by tertiary sediments of a clay nature, although there is some limestone in the area that is higher and further away from the river.

Ribera del Duero has a continental climate with extreme temperatures ranging from warm summers with sudden temperature changes during the night, to very cold winters. Autumns are generally cool, with moderate rainfall and spring frosts are frequent, delaying the sprouting of the vine.

Ribera del Duero has a high brightness, with nearly 2,500 hours of sunshine annually to ensure the perfect ripening of the grapes.
The reigning variety of grape in the Ribera del Duero is the Tinto Fino, it is called this in the Ribera del Duero and it is known as Tempranillo in other areas of Spain like La Rioja. The Tinto Fino variety occupies about 60% of the vines planted in this D.O. It is perfectly adapted to a variety that offers a great acidity, allowing the development of elegant and well-structured wines.

International varieties are also cultivated like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Garnacha Tinta, as well as the white grape variety Albillo.


Leading wineries in Ribera del Duero

Two historic wineries should get a special mention from Ribera del Duero, as they were among the first to settle in the area.
The first is Vega Sicilia. A reference not just in Spain but throughout the world, creator of wines like Vega Sicilia Único, Valbuena or Pintia.
Pesquera, another historic winery, with its wonderful Pesquera Crianza and Reserva. Ribera del Duero has many other great wineries like Bodegas Aalto, Emilio Moro, Bodega Arzuaga or prestigious and well known Dominio de Pingus.

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Torresilo 2021

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Alba Abiega desde Zero 2024

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Vilano Black 2024

Spain D.O. Ribera del Duero (Castilla y León)

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Fuentenebro Blanco 2021

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Adaro de Pradorey 2023

Spain D.O. Ribera del Duero (Castilla y León)

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Matadiablos 2023

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Quinta Milú El Malo 2022

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Munierro de Antídoto 2022

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Trompo 2024

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Fuentenebro 2022

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Valdubón Roble 2024

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Dominio D´Echauz Albillo Mayor 2024

Spain D.O. Ribera del Duero (Castilla y León)

The white wine that proves Ribera can also be vertical
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Dominio D´Echauz Clarete 2024

Spain D.O. Ribera del Duero (Castilla y León)

A claret that revives the past and tastes of the future
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Dominio D´Echauz Tinto 2023

Spain D.O. Ribera del Duero (Castilla y León)

A red wine with a profound soul and a fresh pulse
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Gran Valtravieso 2019

Spain D.O. Ribera del Duero (Castilla y León)

Limited production, profound depth
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Valtravieso Vino de Finca 2021

Spain D.O. Ribera del Duero (Castilla y León)

Elevated freshness that permeates the palate
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Valdelobas 2021

Spain D.O. Ribera del Duero (Castilla y León)

A wine of limited production with significant ageing potential
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Vilano 57 Aniversario 2021

Spain D.O. Ribera del Duero (Castilla y León)

A tribute to a vintage that is pure inspiration
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Box Magnum Pruno 2023

Spain D.O. Ribera del Duero (Castilla y León)

A present to unwrap, share, and savour leisurely
Box Magnum Pruno Gift 2023
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