Bodegas Vatan ★ 4.5
A small La Horra producer crafting the Vatan Ribera del Duero from old-vine Tinto Fino parcels on calcareous clay soils in the Burgos province, with a reputation for extractive, age-worthy style at the premium tier.
A La Horra estate producing the Tarsus Crianza, Reserva and the Quintus prestige label from high-altitude Tinto Fino vineyards in the Burgos sector, with consistent critical recognition for their structured, age-worthy style.
Address: Carretera de Roa km 2, 09311 La Horra, Burgos, Spain, Ribera del Duero
A small La Horra producer crafting the Vatan Ribera del Duero from old-vine Tinto Fino parcels on calcareous clay soils in the Burgos province, with a reputation for extractive, age-worthy style at the premium tier.
A La Horra project between Michel Rolland and Spanish partner Iñigo Galarreta producing a single Ribera del Duero from old-vine Tinto Fino parcels in the Burgos sector, advised by the celebrated Bordeaux consultant.
A small La Horra producer crafting the Vatan Ribera del Duero from old-vine Tinto Fino parcels on calcareous clay soils in the Burgos province, with a reputation for extractive, age-worthy style at the premium tier.
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 Fuentelcesped estate in the Burgos sector producing concentrated Tinto Fino wines in Crianza and Reserva styles from clay-limestone soils on the eastern plateau near Aranda de Duero.
A Quintanilla de Onésimo project vinifying old-vine Tinto Fino sourced from across the plateau, classified as VT Castilla y León due to multi-province sourcing, producing the Leda and Mas de Leda from ungrafted centenarian vines.
A La Horra project between Michel Rolland and Spanish partner Iñigo Galarreta producing a single Ribera del Duero from old-vine Tinto Fino parcels in the Burgos sector, advised by the celebrated Bordeaux consultant.
A biodynamic-practicing estate at Valbuena de Duero producing the Ercavio and Alma del Duero ranges from Tinto Fino and Albillo Mayor with a natural wine philosophy, minimal intervention and low added sulphur.