Ribera del Duero

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The zone exceeds 2,400 hours of annual sunshine, ensuring the light and heat needed for a strong polyphenolic load.
• The sharp nocturnal temperature swings minimise the metabolic combustion of compounds and naturally soften the tannins.
• The orography, climate and soil conditions allow optimal vine development, uniquely well-adapted in the Ribera del Duero.
• A climatic limit zone: planting site selection, early-ripening varieties, vigour management and cultural practices must all be carefully calibrated to achieve quality.

• The Tinto Fino variety, so well adapted as to be considered indigenous, has been the historic foundation of age-worthy wines 'for centuries'.
• Albillo Mayor, a historic indigenous white variety, has been the only permitted base for the DO's white wines since 2018.

• Red wines with blue-tinged hues from anthocyanins and vitisins, high-quality polymeric tannin, and naturally balanced acidity.
• The slow ripening and day-to-night temperature swings naturally soften the tannins, favouring age-worthy wines.

• The day-to-night temperature swings promote the formation of compounds of interest and naturally soften the tannins.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the the specification.

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-ES-A0626
• Official trade body site — D.O. Ribera del Duero