Cune Ribera del Duero

¡Bienvenido! Thank you for trying our award-winning Cune Ribera del Duero, we hope you are enjoying its vanilla-spiced and red-fruited flavours. Our region is perhaps a little less well known than our world-famous neighbour, Rioja, so we’ve put together a short guide to tell you all about it.

Where? 

The Ribera del Duero D.O. (Denominación de Origen – designated place of origin) is about an hour and half’s drive north of Madrid, high up on the northern Spanish plateau. On average, the vineyards are found between 800m-850m above sea level with the lowest vineyards of the region sitting higher than many others across Spain.  

The high elevation of the vineyards is significant for the wines of the region as nighttime temperatures are dramatically cooler than the hot days during the growing season. The result? Perfectly ripe grapes, bursting with aromas of ripe berry fruits, that retain their freshness, making for delicious and balanced wines.  

Did you know? 

The Duero River cuts the region in two as it flows West towards the Atlantic. When it crosses the Spain-Portugal border, the river becomes known by the Portuguese ‘Douro’ and another, world-famous wine region emerges – the Douro Valley – where grapes for the production of Port wines can be found growing. 

Grapes 

While household names like Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec can be found growing here, Tempranillo (Temp-Ran-Ee-Yo) is the main grape variety for Ribera del Duero. Similarly to Rioja, the Tempranillo grapes give the wines of Ribera del Duero their deep colour, beautiful aromas and full-bodied character.  

Oak 

The subtle vanilla and coconut aromas you might’ve picked up while tasting the Cune Ribera del Duero are thanks to the five months the wine spends maturing in oak barrels before we release it.