Bodegas Carmelo Rodero ★ 4.5
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.
Specialists in extreme-altitude old-vine Tinto Fino from the Soria sub-zone at Atauta, where pre-phylloxera ungrafted vines at over 1000 metres produce the Llanos del Almendro and single-parcel La Mala cuvées.
Address: Calle Real 21, 42312 Atauta, Soria, Spain, Ribera del Duero
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.
A modern Burgos-sector estate at Milagros producing the Valdubón Crianza, Reserva and Élite from high-altitude Tinto Fino vineyards on limestone soils, with a distinctive cave-cellar under the winery.
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.
A modern estate near Peñafiel crafting value-driven Tinto Fino wines in Crianza, Reserva and Finca la Meda styles, widely available at Spanish restaurants and a good introduction to the appellation.
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.