It was a shorter vintage than usual in terms of quantity, but of a very high level of quality. Quantity wise, a 25-30% decrease in yield compared to a normal year's harvest. Great concentration of colour and grade that will allow keeping back wines with great longevity and with lots of fruit. Very favourable year for the cultivation of the vine, with two shocks at the beginning and end of the cycle. It was a vintage that accumulated an advance of about 10 days compared to a normal year. The low production, the favourable climate during most of the year, the morphology of grains and clusters and the good work of the winemakers resulted in very high quality wines.

The Ribagaitas Singular is a steep spot located to the south of Villabuena de Álava The soil is heavy and has a clay-loam texture. This confers a distinctive character to the Tempranillo, which was the chosen red variety to be planted together with the whites Viura and Malvasía Riojana. For years, the wine from this vineyard plot was part of the winegrower?s finest wines used in blends. A robust, rustic, terroir-driven wine, with Atlantic tannins and remarkable freshness. One of the distinctive features of RIBAGAITAS is its varietal blend and the fact that the Tempranillo, Viura, Malvasía Riojana and Calagraño are all picked on the same date. In order to ensure excellent ripening (neither too early nor too late) for the harvest of this Singular Vineyard, the viticultural team monitors the grapes closely, trying to ensure a balanced cycle of the different grape varieties. Rational and sustainable viticulture, in harmony with nature. This herbicide-free vineyard is farmed with mules. Grape bunches delivered to the winery in boxes, with a double selection process on tables, firstly of bunches and then of individual grapes.Grapes are fermented in a small stainless steel vat.

* 85% Tempranillo

* 15% others: Graciano

* Viura

* Riojan Malvasía

* Calagraño