2022 Ribera del Duero Crianza, Viña Mayor

• Style: Concentrated Tempranillo, cherry & spice
• Taste: Dark fruit intensity, velvety tannins, lifted acidity, savoury grip
• Food: Roasted lamb, grilled game, aged cheese, beef & steak
• Critic: Guía Penín 90
• Occasion: Weeknight or Sunday lunch
• Serve: 14–16°C, decant 30 mins

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Dark-fruit intensity wrapped in savoury grip defines this concentrated 2022 Tempranillo. The brutally hot, dry growing season concentrated the juice into smaller berries, cranking up both colour and tannin structure. You'll find real presence in the glass: cherry-and-spice character from fourteen months in French and American oak, velvety tannins carrying lifted acidity that keeps things fresh rather than heavy. At bone-dry (1.7g/L residual sugar) and fourteen per cent alcohol, this is a wine of substance and rigour.

The Winery — Viña Mayor

Viña Mayor sits on Ribera del Duero's famous 'Golden Mile', sourcing fruit across four provinces from vineyard sites between 700 and 950 metres—where cool nights preserve acidity and the diurnal swing builds flavour. The winery was founded in 1986 as the first in the region to achieve 'Wineries for Climate Protection' certification, pioneering regenerative viticulture that restored natural biodiversity by reintroducing native flora and fauna. As of 2022, twenty-two hectares are certified organic and the entire operation runs on renewable energy, reducing CO2 emissions by 450 tonnes. Old vines—twenty to sixty years—are worked organically and destemmed by hand before fermentation in temperature-controlled steel, delivering fruit with real substance.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This is food-first Tempranillo territory, exactly where the grape thrives. Roasted lamb, grilled game, aged Manchego, beef and steak all feel inevitable company. The satisfying weight and fresh acidity make this wine equally at home on a weeknight table or for a leisurely Sunday lunch. One of the finest examples of Spain's most exciting region—if you've enjoyed Ribiera del Duero before, this Crianza earns its vintage; if not, it makes an excellent introduction.

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