Bodegas Aalto ★ 4.8
Founded in 1999 at Quintanilla de Arriba by former Vega Sicilia winemaker Mariano García and Javier Zaccagnini, producing single-vineyard PS and the Aalto flagship from old Tinto Fino vines.
Tasting: Visits by appointment.
The second estate of the Vega Sicilia group, founded in 1991, producing a 100% Tinto Fino wine aged in French oak with a modern, approachable style relative to its famous sibling Unico.
Address: Carretera Peñafiel-Encinas, km 2, 47316 Padilla de Duero, Valladolid, Spain, Ribera del Duero
Founded in 1999 at Quintanilla de Arriba by former Vega Sicilia winemaker Mariano García and Javier Zaccagnini, producing single-vineyard PS and the Aalto flagship from old Tinto Fino vines.
Tasting: Visits by appointment.
Peter Sisseck's cult estate in La Horra, producing Pingus from a single old-vine parcel and the more accessible Flor de Pingus and PSI from older purchased fruit across the appellation.
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.
Alejandro Fernandez's estate that brought global attention to Ribera del Duero in the 1980s, producing Tinto Pesquera Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva and the prestige Janus label from old Tinto Fino vines.
Tasting: Visits and tastings by prior arrangement at the estate.
Founded in 1999 at Quintanilla de Arriba by former Vega Sicilia winemaker Mariano García and Javier Zaccagnini, producing single-vineyard PS and the Aalto flagship from old Tinto Fino vines.
Tasting: Visits by appointment.
Founded in 1980 by Mariano García at Tudela del Duero, producing the Mauro, Mauro VS and Terreus cuvées as VT Castilla y Leon because some vineyards fall outside the DO boundary, with 90 hectares under vine averaging 35 years.