Spain

Ébano Viñedos y Bodegas

Ribera del Duero

The Ébano Viñedos y Bodegas, S.L. estate comprises 48 hectares of vineyards in Quintana del Pidio and Gumiel del Mercado in the Ribera del Duero D.O. The appellation is known for its harsh continental climate, the “fire and ice” of legend, and the wines show a powerful character born of the marriage of uncompromising winemaking and exceptional terroir. Vines are mature, with an average age of between 14 and 25 years. Around half are traditionally bush trained and the other half are trellised on wires. Viticulture on the estate is run according to modern scientific lines, with extensive soil sampling and daily analysis of the canopy during the growing season. Picking is all manual and the grapes are delivered to the winery in 17kg containers. Selection is severe, with yields of 17.5 hectolitres per hectare from the bush vines and 28 hl/ha from the wire trellised ones. Combining this rigorous approach with the higher than average vine age means that the estate has some of the finest raw material for winemaking of any producer in the Ribera del Duero appellation. Fermentation is in stainless steel, and maturation is in wood, with a barrel cellar which is completely replaced every three years.

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