D.O. Ribera del Duero
200 has of family owned vineyards. All 100% Tinto Fino (Tempanillo).
Don Gregorio, president, and his daughters: Yolanda, agronomist and wine maker and Carolina, MBA from the Pontifícia de Comillas university. Yolanda García Viadero Gregorio García Álvarez Carolina García Viadero
Low yielding, bush trained vines. No irrigation. No use of chemical fertilizers.
Hand picked grapes
Transport in 14kg crates
Transport to the winery in crates, not in tubs.
Traditional, bush trained vines.
Old vines: 30 to 60+ years
Very low yields: between kgs and kgs per hectare.
An original design: 3 tunnels excavated in the side of a hill with a surface area of 4.200m2. Constant temperature and humidity maintained naturally throughout the year.
The vineyard, the winery and the tunnels.
Stainless steel fermentation vats Temperature controlled fermentation Fermentation and maceration of grape skins
The vat tunnel: stainless steel vats for a totally hygienic production process
Low volume vat capacity to separate different coupages.
The barrel tunnel: where wood and wine come together.
More than barrels replaced every 4 years.
The wine is slowly micro-oxygenated and decanted inside the barrel
The bottleler: wine stabilization under appropiate conditions
Constant temperature and humidity
All our wines r a minimum of two years inside the bottle
Yolanda García Viadero, oenologist and agronomist. One of Spain’s leading female winemakers.
Valduero’s winemaker since the foundation of the winery in 1984 One of Spain’s first and foremost female winemakers. Board member of the Ribera del Duero Consejo Regulador.
Our origins
Our Gran Reservas are aged in an underground cellar that was excavated by hand in the 18th century. We only make these wines in the very best vintages.
Mind the step!
Our front label shows the painting “The Founding of Castile” by the famous Castilian artist Vela Zanetti The original can be seen displayed in the town of Burgos. The work symbolises the effort and dedication need to build a successful future Vela Zanetti and D. Gregorio García were the best of friends
Yolanda and Carolina García Viadero: the souls of the winery and responsible for the well known elegance of our wines.