Valduero is one of the most prestigious Spanish wineries, located in the highlands of Ribera del Duero. Its wines appear in international rankings among the best in the world. His secret is know-how and respect for the terroir. A sincere ecology which, year after year, places them in the highest spheres of luxury.
Valduero A Premium Strain 2010was tasted last April by three European collectors: David Krautheim, Nish Pandya and Mauricio Roca who, with the first Master of Wine The Spaniards Pedro Ballesteros rewarded this wine 99 points out of 100. Furthermore, in its 2011 vintagewas also valued by collectors at 99 points out of 100, highlighting its Potential for improvement inside the bottle for at least another decade .
THE creator of this wine, Yolanda García Viaderobelongs to the founding family of this winery, and tells us about the unique philosophy that Valduero implements, in order to guarantee that each bottle of wine becomes a little work of art .
Valduero has all his vineyards located in the the highest lands of the Ribera del Duerowhich, with environmentally friendly viticulture, makes its wines pure artisanal know-how. They do not water their vines, they do not ask the earth for more than what the earth gives without fertilizers or chemicals. It’s a courageous commitment to traditional viticulturewhere nature is what provides a unique grape and human ingenuity, and turns it into a luxury in an almost entirely technological world.
Yolanda organizes a selection of clusters within each vineyard, choosing according to the year and its climatic characteristics, what she calls excellence: those unique clusters from very low yields for each vine. We could say that each plant concentrates its nutrients in only a few clusters, which turns these grapes into pure gold .
Valduero A Premium Strain This is largely its production process, entirely artisanal. East aged in high quality wooden barrels and passes through oaks of different origins for four yearstaking on its different nuances and acquiring enormous complexity. More than 20 years ago, Yolanda decided to experiment with different woods to achieve, in her own words, “slow cooking and creating art.”
When Yolanda is asked if handmade things are in fashion, she is convinced that “Fashions pass and excellence nevertheless endures”. According to him, “craftsmanship will end up becoming the true luxury of the 21st century.”
It is also clear that his philosophy when creating Valduero wines is “honesty and excellence”and remembers that it was in 2009 that he first made this fabulous wine, “it was an excellent vintage. This wine is made only in special vintages and has a very limited edition» .
When we ask you what are your favorite vintagesanswers without hesitation: “2010, 2011” and find the next vintage of Valduero A Premium Strain“what will be 2015”.
Collectors highlighted “authentic privilege” that comes from uncorking one of these magnificent 12-year-old sealed bottles which, however, “continue to exude a miraculous freshness as well as a great complexity of sensations and aromas”. In the calm of the underground cellars of Valduero, these magnificent wines continue to age, all one ode to excellence .
