The 2024 vintage in Spain: a vintage with great ageing potential

The Ribera del Duero region has a much more balanced year than usual in 2024, with no excessive summer heat and satisfactory rainfall. The only downside was the spring frosts in April. 

No sooner had pruning been completed and the vines begun to weep than the Ribera was hit by a cold snap at the end of April.
Temperatures of around -3°C for several days in a row gripped the Ribera vineyards, particularly those of Sotillo de la Ribera. These black frosts will affect part of our future harvest.

After this incident, the vines struggled to get going again, but this was without counting on generous rainfall, which enabled the vines to recover. As the season progressed, with cumulative rainfall 70% higher than the average for the last five years, reaching 600 mm overall, the vines and grapes were able to develop without any water constraints.

Green harvesting was limited as the summer approached, and the leaf area thus preserved, combined with a reduced grape load and looser bunches, ensured optimal phenolic ripeness during the summer.
The return to a cooler climate in September slowed down the ripening of the grapes, bringing us back to normal harvesting dates for the Ribera, and so it's in the first week of October that our first Albillo grapes will be harvested from the Garnachera plot.

The Tempranillo grapes will follow in mid-october.

Notes of ripe red fruit (cherry, raspberry) interspersed with black fruit characterize Dominio Del Soto, while our Camino Gumiel and Lirios parcel selections should offer structured wines with good acidity and remarkable ageing potential..



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