18 editor-picked estates growing Cabernet Sauvignon in Ribera del Duero.
Where to taste Cabernet Sauvignon in Ribera del Duero: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
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The 12 highest-rated of 21 bottles with at least 15% Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend.
5.0
Vega Sicilia Unico
Bodegas Vega Sicilia
4.9
El Anejon de Carraovejas
Pago de Carraovejas
4.9
Vega Sicilia Unico Reserva Especial
Bodegas Vega Sicilia
4.8
Hacienda Monasterio Reserva Especial
Hacienda Monasterio
4.7
Carmelo Rodero TSM
Bodegas Carmelo Rodero
4.7
Don Miguel Comenge
Comenge
4.7
Gran Arzuaga
Bodegas Arzuaga Navarro
4.7
Hacienda Monasterio Reserva
Hacienda Monasterio
4.7
Pago de Carraovejas Reserva
Pago de Carraovejas
4.6
Pago de Carraovejas Crianza
Pago de Carraovejas
4.6
Vina Pedrosa Gran Reserva
Bodegas Pérez Pascuas
4.5
Arzuaga Reserva
Bodegas Arzuaga Navarro
The Ribera del Duero estate founded in 1864, producing Unico after a minimum of ten years' ageing and the Valbuena 5 degree as an earlier-release sibling.
Tasting: Visits strictly by appointment; contact the estate directly.
An estate near Peñafiel producing the Museum Real Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva alongside the Museum Collection range, with an underground cellar museum that gives the winery its name.
An organic estate in Salamanca province outside the DO boundary classified as VT Castilla y León, producing the Hacienda Zorita Natural Reserve and Reserva from Tinto Fino and international varieties with a hotel and ecotourism complex.
A landmark estate near Peñafiel famous for its Pago de Carraovejas Crianza and Reserva and the single-vineyard El Anejon, with the Michelin-starred Ambivium restaurant drawing visitors from across Castile.
Tasting: Wine tourism and cellar visits by appointment; on-site Ambivium restaurant holds a Michelin star.
A family estate and hospitality complex at Quintanilla de Onesimo, producing the Arzuaga Crianza, Reserva, Gran Arzuaga and single-vineyard Fan d'Or, with a hotel and spa on the vineyard.
Tasting: Full wine tourism complex with tastings, hotel, spa and on-site restaurant.
A classic estate near Pesquera de Duero founded in 1991, with veteran consultant winemaker Peter Sisseck shaping the Hacienda Monasterio and Reserva Especial from a diverse five-variety blend.
A Pedrosa de Duero family estate producing the Carmelo Rodero Crianza, Reserva and 9 Meses, as well as TSM from old vines, with the founding family still at the helm after more than three decades.
Three-brother estate at Pedrosa de Duero producing the Viña Pedrosa Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva, Finca La Navilla and the Pérez Pascuas Gran Reserva Gran Selección from estate Tinto Fino.
Tasting: Estate visits and wine tourism in Pedrosa de Duero.
A Pedrosa de Duero estate (note: a producer name within DO Ribera del Duero, not a Pago appellation) producing Roble, Crianza, Reserva and the single-vineyard El Nogal and El Picón from estate Tinto Fino vines.
An organic estate at Curiel de Duero producing Don Miguel Comenge, Familia Comenge and the Biberius entry range, plus an Albillo Mayor white and rosé from their castle-view vineyard overlooking the Duero.
A Torres family estate at Curiel de Duero founded in 2000 producing the Legaris Crianza, Reserva and Premium from estate Tinto Fino, housed in a modern gravity-fed winery designed to minimise intervention.
A large Peñafiel estate within the Matarromera group, producing the Emina Crianza, Reserva and single-vineyard Emina Atio, with a Centro de Interpretación Vitivinícola museum and hospitality complex on site.
Estate tasting programme launched in 2013. Guided visits explore vineyard, cellar and barrel room with panoramic views of the Duero valley. Tasting accompanied by a gastronomic proposal from the Ambivium team.
Organic-viticulture winery founded 1999 by Jaime Comenge Puig at the foot of Curiel de Duero castle. Panoramic restaurant and garden host tastings; Saturday morning slots are popular for groups discovering the organic estate program.
Golden Mile estate with hotel, spa, restaurant and wine bar under one roof. Tasting room open to walk-ins for by-the-glass pours from the Arzuaga DO Ribera del Duero range; guided cellar tours include vintage vertical flights on request.
115-hectare estate in organic viticulture since 2017, bordered by Vega Sicilia and bicentennial pine forest. Guided visit covers winery and vineyards; distinctive e-bike tour of the 4.5 km estate loop available.
12th-century Augustinian abbey winery producing pago-classified wines outside the DO Ribera del Duero. Cellar visits explore the original abbey architecture, underground barrel hall and library of experimental barrel vinifications; tasting showcases Petit Verdot, Seleccion Especial and single-pago wines.
Set in the middle of a 200-year-old pine forest at the heart of Ribera del Duero's Golden Mile, Finca Villacreces is a striking estate little known outside Spain.
Tip: The pine forest makes this a particularly atmospheric visit in autumn (October-November) when colours peak at harvest time.
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