Ribera del Duero: Panel tasting results

The Tinto Fino selected for this is from some of the estate’s oldest vines grown at altitude, about 800m, on particularly poor and stony soils....

Aalto was established in 1999 by Mariano Garcia, winemaker for 30 years at Vega Sicilia. His philosophy was minimal intervention and maximum expression of the...

Classic Ribera from a producer in one of the region’s wildest and most rugged areas, the valley of Atauta. The bodega works with pre-phylloxera vines,...

Viña Mayor, on Ribera del Duero’s ‘Golden Mile’, is part of the commercial group which includes the historic Rioja bodega Cosme Palacios. With a focus...

A wonderful expression of Marta Maté’s 100-year-old vines in Tubilla del Lago, the northernmost town of Ribera del Duero, as well as vineyards in Gumiel...

This Tempranillo comes from vines grown at above 1,000m, specially selected for this cuvée. With vineyards around the towns of Manzanillo, Torre de Peñafiel and...

Aromatic with notes of blackcurrant, violets, tobacco leaf and orange peel. Gently maturing but still vibrant and fresh. Firm, savoury and sweet with integrated tannin...

Perfumed and vibrant notes of red berries, raspberry, cedar wood and dried herbs. Restrained, elegant with fruity, silky tannins and a touch of oak. Vibrant...

The child of an irregular vintage, with both cold and hot spells, this has an elegant, mineral tannic framework that lends it verticality and poise...

Blackcurrant, blueberries, tobacco leaf, cocoa, mocha and cola nut. Mineral and stony with grippy, ripe tannins and refreshing acidity. An intense wine that offers immediate...

Intense aromas of roasted coffee, vanilla and a touch of cedar wood and cigar. Ripe blackberry and a hint of spice with layers of jammy...

Fragrant red and black fruit with notes of blueberry compote, cherry and liquorice. Concentrated fruit, fresh and vibrant acidity. The graphite quality from the oak...

Violets, blackberry, kirsch, cocoa, vanilla and graphite. Weighty and mouthfilling. A brown sugar-like texture, yet dry and compelling, with dark and fleshy fruit. Crunchy, vibrant...

Elegant with perfumed violets and blueberries, graphite and a touch of vanilla. A hint of strawberry and mulberry; rendered tannins. Balanced with a slightly meaty...

Attractive, elegant and perfumed on the nose. Dark berries, chocolate, cedar, white and black pepper. Juicy, plush and rich with ripe, polished and chalky tannins....

Plum, raspberry, and blueberry fruit with hints of cedar wood and baking spices. Textured and well-balanced with silky, ripe tannins and a savoury oak character....

Hedgerow berry fruit with blood orange citrus, chocolate, coffee bean and floral notes. Intense with a bittersweet character. Meaty with rounded, silky and polished tannins....

Dark cherry, raspberry, liquorice, graphite and leather. Bright with a steely backbone, fresh acidity and delicious chocolate notes. A burst of red-cherry acidity and chewy...

Bramble fruit, liquorice and sweet spice. Creamy, sumptuous fruit, like blackberry and mulberry infused with cinnamon. Mature, balanced tannins with youthful freshness and lively acidity....

Opulent and jammy with notes of blueberries, plum, cassis, liquorice and mocha. Well-balanced with a tart, blood orange pithiness. Ripe, round and lifted with delicate...

Earthy, underbrush aromas with hints of fig, raspberry compote, cherry and herbal overtones. Bursting with red plum, spice and a mouthwatering layer of sour fruit....

Classically jammy with dark fruit with notes of red berries, herbs, wildflowers and a touch of vanilla. Laced with savoury, grippy tannins, refreshing acidity and...

Refined and red-fruited nose with notes of leather, orange peel, rosemary and cocoa. Showing age development, with delicate cherry and mulberry fruit. Fine-grained tannins and...

Intense and perfumed, with notes of red berries, dried herbs, tobacco and vanilla. Savoury cherry fruit gives way to grippy, plentiful tannins with an oaky...

Opulent yet elegant jammy, dark fruit aromas. Plum compote, sour cherry, liquorice and cocoa, with a fruity and fresh core. Intense, toasty and herbal character,...

Exuberant blueberry, blackberry, damsons, liquorice and mocha aromas. Juicy with forceful intensity, sweetness and toasty oak. Balanced acidity gives way to an attractively dry and...