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Ribera del Duero

A Castilian DO on the upper Duero plateau, dominated by the local tempranillo. Altitude widens the day-night temperature gap, preserving acidity and supporting ageing.

Country
Espagne
Region
Castille-et-León
Main grape varieties
Tempranillo

Drinking window

Years after the vintage, for a bottle kept in good conditions.

  • Red

    5 to 20 years after the vintage

    For a 2018: drink between 2023 and 2038.

These ranges are indicative: vintage, producer and storage conditions shift them.

Sources

The ranges published here are an editorial estimate, cross-checked against the references listed below and against the usual ageing behaviour of the style. They are not figures quoted directly from those sources.

  • Ribera del Duero — Consejo Regulador D.O. Ribera del Duero, accessed September 13, 2026