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.
Address: Carretera de Valbuena km 4, 47316 Peñafiel, Valladolid, Spain, Ribera del Duero
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.
Jorge Monzón's certified-organic estate at La Aguilera producing Pícaro del Águila rosé, Dominio del Águila and single-parcel Peñas Aladas from pre-phylloxera old vines.
A four-generation family estate at Pesquera de Duero founded commercially in 1987, producing the Emilio Moro Crianza, the Malleolus range and single-vineyard Malleolus de Valderramiro and Malleolus de Sanchomartín.
Tasting: Wine tourism with visits, tastings, restaurant and wine bar on site.
Tip: Book the on-site restaurant El Rincón de Emilio for local roast lamb after the cellar tour.
