Dominio de Pingus ★ 5.0
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.
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.
Address: Carretera de Aranda s/n, 09311 La Horra, Burgos, Spain, Ribera del Duero
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.
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.
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.
Tasting: Visits by appointment through the Vega Sicilia group.
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.