Arzuaga Fan d'Or
4.4
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Cuvées
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
The prestige label from Bodegas Roa, Sylis, draws from old Tinto Fino vines on the Roa plateau: concentrated dark cherry, cassis and tobacco from 20 months in French oak, with the mineral thread typical of the chalk-limestone soils.
Briego Infidel
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
The prestige single-parcel cuvee from Briego, with concentrated black fruit, dark chocolate and graphite from old vines on chalky limestone, aged 20 months in new French oak.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
Full-bodied Tinto Fino from the historic La Horra convent site, with firm tannins, dark fruit and well-integrated oak spice.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Structured Reserva with cassis and balsamic depth from extended time in French oak; builds toward graphite and cedar on the finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
A small family estate Crianza from the Valladolid valley floor at Pesquera de Duero: cherry, plum and vanilla from 14 months in mixed oak, focused on expressing the clay-limestone terroir in a clean, direct style.
Dry · Savoury · Elegant
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Funky · Rustic
A natural-wine Tinto Fino from pre-phylloxera ungrafted old vines at Villalbilla de Gumiel, with wild cherry, earthy mineral and high acidity from minimal-intervention winemaking.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Leda Vinas Viejas sources ungrafted centenarian Tinto Fino vines from across the Castilian plateau, classified VT Castilla y Leon due to multi-province sourcing: concentrated dark fruit, mineral, cedar and high acidity from very old ungrafted rootstock.
Dry · Contemplative · Savoury
Maria
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Maria is the prestige single-vineyard label from Alonso del Yerro: concentrated cassis, graphite and mineral precision from a single old-vine parcel at Quintanilla de Onesimo, aged 20 months in new French oak under Derenoncourt's guidance.
Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Terroir-focused Crianza from the small Hoyales de Roa estate on the Roa de Duero plateau, with cherry, plum and cedar from 12 months in French oak in a restrained, mineral style typical of the Burgos chalk-limestone.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
The Reserva from Bodegas Ribera del Pelayo reveals the depth of the Hoyales de Roa old-vine terroir: dark cherry, blackberry and tobacco from 18 months in French oak with firm, age-worthy tannins and chalk-limestone mineral thread.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
A classic Ribera Crianza bearing the founding winemaker's name: ripe plum, cherry and American-oak coconut vanilla in a medium-bodied, food-friendly style.
Valdegatiles
4.7
Dry · Savoury · Elegant
Vallunco
4.7
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Funky · Refreshing
A single-parcel natural-wine Tinto Fino from the Vallunco plot, with greater depth and precision than the estate Goyo, showing wild berry, earthy mineral and vivid acidity from old ungrafted vines.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
A single-wine estate from La Horra producing an extractive, concentrated Tinto Fino with dark cherry, blackcurrant, herbal notes and a mineral backbone from the calcareous clay soils of the Burgos plateau.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Torralvo is the prestige old-vine single-parcel selection from Vizcarra Ramos, with concentrated cassis, violet, graphite and cedar from 22 months in oak and the estate's oldest vines.