Spain | Duero River Valley
The Duero River Valley wine region is located in North Central Spain and encompasses the wine production area of Castilla y León. Most of the regions greatest wines are from vineyards based around the River Duero. Indeed, Spain’s most famed winery, Vega Sicilia, anchors the DO known as Ribera del Duero (meaning, the “banks of the River Duero”).
The Duero River travels 460 miles from high in the Sistema Ibérico and forms part of the border between Spain and Portugal. It empties into the Atlantic ocean at Oporto, a town in Portugal that gives its name to a famous Portuguese fortified wine…. Port!
The table wines grown along the banks of the Duero River can be nearly as intense as Port, but are far more practical as drinking red wines. Roasted spring lamb on a BBQ of old-vine cuttings is fantastic here, and the cold Atlantic seems far away in both climate and cuisine. Though many of the vineyards have only a gentle, round contour, the viticulture here is at high altitude: days are warm and can get hot, but nights are cold thus slowing down the ripening period.
Consequently, the wines become rich and ripe, the less expensive ones destined for immediate, delicious drinking, whilst the top wines (Vega Sicilia, Pingus, Pesquera and many others) can last for decades.
The region’s success has seen vineyards expand, and now names such as Sardón del Duero, Arribes, Arlanza, Cigales and other satellite regions are garnering well-deserved attention. In the Cigales DO Rosé wine production has been the mainstay, however, the Tempranillo grape is having a greater impact on their reds now it would seem.
The Tempranillo grape performs extremely well in the DO wine region of Toro too, making powerful, even massive wines. On the other side of the Duero River, the Rueda DO has claimed its own international spotlight with the success of the white Verdejo grape. Here it is likened to (and occasionally blended with) Sauvignon Blanc; however, it posses its own unique citrus aromas and pear texture and flavours.
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Aalto Pagos Seleccionados Ribera del Duero 2021
From £100.00
PS qualitatively sits with the likes of Pingus & Vega, but at a snip of the price!...Read More...
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Vega Sicilia Alión Ribera del Duero 2020
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An intense, fleshy & complex wine but with Alión's hallmark elegance and succulence...Read More...
Vega Sicila Valbuena 5º 2019
£150.00
Aged over 5 winters Valbuena 5º is the purest expression of red wine at Vega Sicilia...Read More...
Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero 2014
£385.00
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Telmo Rodríguez Gago Tinta de Toro 2018
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Telmo Rodríguez Dehesa Gago 2021
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Telmo Rodríguez works his magic in the Toro DO with this sumptuous Spanish red...Read More...
Pintia 2018
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Áster El Espino 2020
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Aalto Blanco de Parcela Fuente de las Hontanillas 2021
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Dehesa La Granja Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León 2019
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Silky, elegant & deliciously rich; perhaps one of the best value wines in Spain!...Read More...
Condado de Haza Ribera del Duero Crianza 2020
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A full-bodied Tempranillo with a silky palate & long creamy finish...Read More...
Valdaya El Valiente 2018
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Rich, fruity and silky smooth, yet retaining the classic Valdaya elegance & freshness...Read More...
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Vega Sicilia Alión Ribera del Duero 2018
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Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero 2012
£345.00
A world-renowned icon & the flagship wine of Vega Sicilia...Read More...
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Vega Sicila Valbuena 5º 2017
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Aged over 5 winters Valbuena is the purest expression of Tinto Fino in Vega Sicilia...Read More...
Valdaya Mirum 2018
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Opulent, silky & supremely elegant Mirum is considered one of the great wines of Spain...Read More...
Valdaya Ribera del Duero 2019
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Finca Villacreces Ribera del Duero 2019
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Finca Villacreces Pruno 2021
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Tinto Pesquera Reserva 2020
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An elegant, fine and silky Tempranillo with a formidable long finish...Read More...
Tinto Pesquera Crianza 2021
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Pure Tempranillo appreciated by the most demanding palates for over 40 years...Read More...
Telmo Rodríguez Basa Blanco 2022
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